Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves, flies, falls”).
Verb
chʼétłíísh
- he/she is falling out horizontally
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| imperfective
|
singular
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duoplural
|
plural
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| 1st person
|
chʼíníshtłíísh
|
chʼíniitłíísh
|
chʼídaniitłíísh
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| 2nd person
|
chʼínítłíísh
|
chʼínóhtłíísh
|
chʼídanohtłíísh
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| 3rd person
|
chʼétłíísh
|
chʼídaatłíísh
|
| 4th person
|
chʼíjítłíísh
|
chʼídajítłíísh
|
| perfective
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singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
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| 1st person
|
chʼínítłizh
|
chʼíniitłizh
|
chʼídaniitłizh
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| 2nd person
|
chʼíínítłizh
|
chʼínootłizh
|
chʼídanootłizh
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| 3rd person
|
chʼínítłizh
|
chʼídaazhtłizh
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| 4th person
|
chʼízhnítłizh
|
chʼídajizhtłizh
|
| future
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singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
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| 1st person
|
chʼídeeshtłish
|
chʼídiitłish
|
chʼídadiitłish
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| 2nd person
|
chʼídíítłish
|
chʼídoohtłish
|
chʼídadoohtłish
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| 3rd person
|
chʼídootłish
|
chʼídadootłish
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| 4th person
|
chʼízhdootłish
|
chʼídazhdootłish
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Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tłish
- OPTATIVE: -tłíísh