ałtsʼil

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsʼil (repetitive/durative stem of root -TSʼIL, “to shatter”)

Verb

ałtsʼil

  1. to crack nuts

Conjugation

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person astsʼil iiltsʼil daʼiiltsʼil
2nd person íłtsʼil ołtsʼil daʼołtsʼil
3rd person ałtsʼil daʼałtsʼil
4th person ajiłtsʼil daʼjiłtsʼil

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 636
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