Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -jiid (imperfective stem of root -JID, “to carry on one's back”).
Verb
chʼííłjiid
- he/she is carrying or lugging it out horizontally on his/her back
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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chʼíníshjiid
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chʼíniiljiid
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chʼídaniiljiid
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| 2nd person
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chʼíníłjiid
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chʼínółjiid
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chʼídanołjiid
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| 3rd person
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chʼííłjiid
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chʼídeíłjiid
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| 4th person
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chʼíjíłjiid
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chʼídajíłjiid
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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
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chʼíníłjid
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chʼíniiljid
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chʼídaniiljid
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| 2nd person
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chʼííníłjid
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chʼínoołjid
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chʼídanoołjid
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| 3rd person
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chʼíiníłjid
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chʼídeishjid
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| 4th person
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chʼízhníłjid
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chʼídajishjid
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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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chʼídeeshjił
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chʼídiiljił
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chʼídadiiljił
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| 2nd person
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chʼídííłjił
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chʼídoołjił
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chʼídadoołjił
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| 3rd person
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chʼíidoołjił
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chʼídeidoołjił
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| 4th person
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chʼízhdoołjił
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chʼídazhdoołjił
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Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -jiʼ
- OPTATIVE: -jiid