chʼémáás
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -máás (imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).
Verb
[edit]chʼémáás
- he/she/it is rolling out horizontally
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼínísmáás | chʼíniiʼmáás | chʼídaniiʼmáás |
| 2nd person | chʼínímáás | chʼínóhmáás | chʼídanohmáás |
| 3rd person | chʼémáás | chʼídaamáás | |
| 4th person | chʼíjímáás | chʼídajímáás | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼínímááz | chʼíniiʼmááz | chʼídaniiʼmááz |
| 2nd person | chʼíínímááz | chʼínoomááz | chʼídanoomááz |
| 3rd person | chʼínímááz | chʼídaazmááz | |
| 4th person | chʼízhnímááz | chʼídajizmááz | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeesmas | chʼídiiʼmas | chʼídadiiʼmas |
| 2nd person | chʼídíímas | chʼídoohmas | chʼídadoohmas |
| 3rd person | chʼídoomas | chʼídadoomas | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdoomas | chʼídazhdoomas | |