chʼíiníłį́
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -lį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -LĮ́, “to flow”). Alternatively, bi- + názlį́
Verb
chʼíiníłį́
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (ni).
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníłį́ | chʼíniidlį́ | — |
| 2nd person | chʼííníłį́ | chʼínółį́ | — |
| 3rd person | chʼíiníłį́ | — | |
| 4th person | chʼízhníłį́ | — | |
References
- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 290.
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 376