Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).
Verb
chʼéʼnééh
- he/she/it is crawling out horizontally (as from an enclosure)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| imperfective
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
|
chʼíníshʼnééh
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chʼíniiʼnééh
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chʼídaniiʼnééh
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| 2nd person
|
chʼíníʼnééh
|
chʼínóhʼnééh
|
chʼídanohʼnééh
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| 3rd person
|
chʼéʼnééh
|
chʼídaaʼnééh
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| 4th person
|
chʼíjíʼnééh
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chʼídajíʼnééh
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| perfective
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
|
chʼíníshʼnaʼ
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chʼíniiʼnaʼ
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chʼídaniiʼnaʼ
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| 2nd person
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chʼííníʼnaʼ
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chʼínoohʼnaʼ
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chʼídanoohʼnaʼ
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| 3rd person
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chʼéʼnaʼ
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chʼídaasʼnaʼ
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| 4th person
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chʼíjíʼnaʼ
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chʼídajisʼnaʼ
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| future
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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chʼídeeshʼnah
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chʼídiiʼnah
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chʼídadiiʼnah
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| 2nd person
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chʼídííʼnah
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chʼídoohʼnah
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chʼídadoohʼnah
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| 3rd person
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chʼídooʼnah
|
chʼídadooʼnah
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| 4th person
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chʼízhdooʼnah
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chʼídazhdooʼnah
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Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -nah
- OPTATIVE: -nééh