niłchxon

Etymology

ni- (adjectival) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chxon (imperfective stem of root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to smell”), with emphatic infix -x-.

Verb

niłchxon

  1. he/she stinks, smells bad

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person nishchxon niilchxon daniilchxon
2nd person níłchxon nołchxon danołchxon
3rd person niłchxon daniłchxon
4th person jíłchxon dajíłchxon

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 82
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