chʼííłtʼááh
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tʼááh (imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshtʼááh | chʼíniiltʼááh | chʼídaniiltʼááh |
| 2nd person | chʼíníłtʼááh | chʼínółtʼááh | chʼídanołtʼááh |
| 3rd person | chʼííłtʼááh | chʼídeíłtʼááh | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíłtʼááh | chʼídajíłtʼááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníłtʼaʼ | chʼíniiltʼaʼ | chʼídaniiltʼaʼ |
| 2nd person | chʼííníłtʼaʼ | chʼínoołtʼaʼ | chʼídanoołtʼaʼ |
| 3rd person | chʼíiníłtʼaʼ | chʼídeistʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | chʼízhníłtʼaʼ | chʼídajistʼaʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeeshtʼah | chʼídiiltʼah | chʼídadiiltʼah |
| 2nd person | chʼídííłtʼah | chʼídoołtʼah | chʼídadoołtʼah |
| 3rd person | chʼíidoołtʼah | chʼídeidoołtʼah | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdoołtʼah | chʼídazhdoołtʼah | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tʼah
- OPTATIVE: -tʼááh
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