chʼéyéés
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yéés (imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn, to move with a turning motion”).
Verb
[edit]chʼéyéés
- it is sliding out horizontally (as a boulder from a tunnel)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | chʼéyéés |
| PERFECTIVE | chʼíníyiz |
| FUTURE | chʼídooyis |