kééhatʼį́

kéé- (“land”) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, thematic) + -ʼį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼĮĮD, “to make”).

• IPA^(key): /kʰéːhɑ̀tʼĩ́/

kééhatʼį́

1. he/she lives, resides

   San Francisco hoolyéedi kééhatʼį́.

   He lives at a place called San Francisco.

   Tʼáá diné tʼóó ahayóí Beʼeldííldahsinildi kéédahatʼį́.

   Many Navajos live in Albuquerque.

   Kweʼé kééhwiit’į́įgo ashdlaʼ nááhai.

   We have lived here five years.

   Tucsondi éí kééhatʼį́ ńtʼééʼ, ndi kʼad éí Chʼínílį́įdi bighan.

   He lived in Tucson, but now he lives in Chinle.

This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the imperfective stem.

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅).

• bighan