ałchin

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chin (imperfective stem of root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to smell”)

Verb

ałchin

  1. he/she/it smells, has a sense of smell
  2. he/she/it is wild, feral

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person ashchin iilchin daʼiilchin
2nd person íłchin ołchin daʼołchin
3rd person ałchin daʼałchin
4th person ajiłchin daʼjiłchin

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 81
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