kééhatʼį́

Navajo

Etymology

kéé- (“land”) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, thematic) + -ʼį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼĮĮD, “to make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kéːhàtʼɪ̃́/

Verb

kééhatʼį́

1. he/she lives, resides

   San Francisco hoolyéedi kééhatʼį́.

   He lives at a place called San Francisco.

   Tʼáá diné tʼóó ahayóí Beʼeldííldahsinildi kéédahatʼį́.

   Many Navajos live in Albuquerque.

   Kweʼé kééhwiit’į́įgo ashdlaʼ nááhai.

   We have lived here five years.

   Tucsondi éí kééhatʼį́ ńtʼééʼ, ndi kʼad éí Chʼínílį́įdi bighan.

   He lived in Tucson, but now he lives in Chinle.

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the imperfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	kééhashtʼį́	kééhwiitʼį́	kéédahwiitʼį́
2nd person	kééhótʼį́	kééhohtʼį́	kéédahohtʼį́
3rd person	kééhatʼį́		kéédahatʼį́
4th person	kééhojitʼį́		kéédahojitʼį́

See also

• bighan