chʼííłʼá
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼá (imperfective stem of root -ʼAʼ, “to send”)
Verb
chʼííłʼá
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshʼá | chʼíniilʼá | chʼídaniilʼá |
| 2nd person | chʼíníłʼá | chʼínółʼá | chʼídanołʼá |
| 3rd person | chʼííłʼá | chʼídeíłʼá | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíłʼá | chʼídajíłʼá | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníłʼaʼ | chʼíniilʼaʼ | chʼídaniilʼaʼ |
| 2nd person | chʼííníłʼaʼ | chʼínoołʼaʼ | chʼídanoołʼaʼ |
| 3rd person | chʼíiníłʼaʼ | chʼídeisʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | chʼízhníłʼaʼ | chʼídajisʼaʼ | |