dichííł

Etymology

di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chííł (momentaneous stem of root -CHÍÍL, “to snow”)

Verb

dichííł

  1. a snowstorm starts to move
  2. (with bee) to get snow
    tłʼéédą́ą́ʼ nihee deezhchííl ― we got snow starting last night

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE dichííł
PERFECTIVE deezhchííl

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 93
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