chʼéldlóósh
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -Ø- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dlóósh (imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).
Verb
chʼéldlóósh
- he/she/it is going out on all fours, creeping out on all fours
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshdlóósh | chʼíniildlóósh | chʼídaniildlóósh |
| 2nd person | chʼíníldlóósh | chʼínółdlóósh | chʼídanołdlóósh |
| 3rd person | chʼéldlóósh | chʼídaaldlóósh | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíldlóósh | chʼídajíldlóósh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshdloozh | chʼíniildloozh | chʼídaniildloozh |
| 2nd person | chʼííníldloozh | chʼínoołdloozh | chʼídanoołdloozh |
| 3rd person | chʼéldloozh | chʼídaashdloozh | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíldloozh | chʼídajishdloozh | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeeshdlosh | chʼídiildlosh | chʼídadiildlosh |
| 2nd person | chʼídííldlosh | chʼídoołdlosh | chʼídadoołdlosh |
| 3rd person | chʼídooldlosh | chʼídadooldlosh | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdooldlosh | chʼídazhdooldlosh | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -dlóósh
- PERFECTIVE: -dloozh
- FUTURE: -dlosh
- ITERATIVE: -dlosh
- OPTATIVE: -dlóósh
Related terms
- dildlóósh
- haaldlóósh
- iildlóósh
- kʼéldlóósh
- yildlóósh
- yíldlóósh
- yildlosh
- yisdáldlóósh