chʼíineełchééh

Etymology

chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ni- (thematic) + -ee- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chééh (momentaneous stem of root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to flee”)

Verb

chʼíineełchééh

  1. to drive or chase it out horizontally

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼíninishchééh chʼíniniilchééh chʼídaniniilchééh
2nd person chʼíniníłchééh chʼíninołchééh chʼídaninołchééh
3rd person chʼíineełchééh chʼídeineełchééh
4th person chʼízhneełchééh chʼídazhneełchééh

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 78
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