Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).
Verb
chʼííłʼeeł
- he/she is sailing or rowing it out horizontally (as a boat from a harbor)
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
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chʼíníshʼeeł
|
chʼíniilʼeeł
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chʼídaniilʼeeł
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| 2nd person
|
chʼíníłʼeeł
|
chʼínółʼeeł
|
chʼídanołʼeeł
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| 3rd person
|
chʼííłʼeeł
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chʼídeíłʼeeł
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| 4th person
|
chʼíjíłʼeeł
|
chʼídajíłʼeeł
|
| perfective
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singular
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duoplural
|
plural
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| 1st person
|
chʼíníłéél
|
chʼíniiléél
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chʼídaniiléél
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| 2nd person
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chʼííníłéél
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chʼínoołéél
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chʼídanoołéél
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| 3rd person
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chʼíiníłéél
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chʼídeiséél
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| 4th person
|
chʼízhníłéél
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chʼídajiséél
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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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chʼídeeshʼoł
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chʼídiilʼoł
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chʼídadiilʼoł
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| 2nd person
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chʼídííłʼoł
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chʼídoołʼoł
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chʼídadoołʼoł
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| 3rd person
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chʼíidoołʼoł
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chʼídeidoołʼoł
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| 4th person
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chʼízhdoołʼoł
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chʼídazhdoołʼoł
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Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼeeł
- PERFECTIVE: -ʼéél
- FUTURE: -ʼoł
- ITERATIVE: -ʼoł
- OPTATIVE: -ʼeeł