chʼéldlóósh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dlóósh (imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).
Verb
[edit]chʼéldlóósh
- he/she/it is going out on all fours, creeping out on all fours
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshdlóósh | chʼíniildlóósh | chʼídaniildlóósh |
| 2nd person | chʼíníldlóósh | chʼínółdlóósh | chʼídanołdlóósh |
| 3rd person | chʼéldlóósh | chʼídaaldlóósh | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíldlóósh | chʼídajíldlóósh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshdloozh | chʼíniildloozh | chʼídaniildloozh |
| 2nd person | chʼííníldloozh | chʼínoołdloozh | chʼídanoołdloozh |
| 3rd person | chʼéldloozh | chʼídaashdloozh | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíldloozh | chʼídajishdloozh | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeeshdlosh | chʼídiildlosh | chʼídadiildlosh |
| 2nd person | chʼídííldlosh | chʼídoołdlosh | chʼídadoołdlosh |
| 3rd person | chʼídooldlosh | chʼídadooldlosh | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdooldlosh | chʼídazhdooldlosh | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -dlóósh
- PERFECTIVE: -dloozh
- FUTURE: -dlosh
- ITERATIVE: -dlosh
- OPTATIVE: -dlóósh