naałchid
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, thematic) + -chid (continuative imperfective stem of root -CHID, “to move hand”).
Verb
[edit]naałchid
- he/she is gesturing, signaling with his/her hands
- second-person duoplural imperfective of naałchid
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashchid | neiilchid | nideiilchid |
| 2nd person | naniłchid | naałchid | nidaałchid |
| 3rd person | naałchid | nidaałchid | |
| 4th person | nijiłchid | nidajiłchid | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishéłchid | nishiilchid | nidashiilchid |
| 2nd person | nishíníłchid | nishoołchid | nidashoołchid |
| 3rd person | naashchid | nidaashchid | |
| 4th person | nijishchid | nidajishchid | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshchił | ndiilchił | ndadiilchił |
| 2nd person | ndííłchił | ndoołchił | ndadoołchił |
| 3rd person | ndoołchił | ndadoołchił | |
| 4th person | nizhdoołchił | ndazhdoołchił | |