chʼélyéés

Etymology

chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -yéés (momentaneous stem of root -YIZ, “to turn”)

Verb

chʼélyéés

  1. they rush or stampede out

Usage notes

This verb is used only in the duoplural and distributive plural.

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 707
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