chʼélnood
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -Ø- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -nood (imperfective stem of root -NÓÓD, “to dart”).
Verb
chʼélnood
- he/she/it is darting out horizontally, rushing out (from an enclosure)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshnood | chʼíniilnood | chʼídaniilnood |
| 2nd person | chʼínílnood | chʼínółnood | chʼídanołnood |
| 3rd person | chʼélnood | chʼídaalnood | |
| 4th person | chʼíjílnood | chʼídajílnood | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshnóód | chʼíniilnóód | chʼídaniilnóód |
| 2nd person | chʼíínílnóód | chʼínoołnóód | chʼídanoołnóód |
| 3rd person | chʼélnóód | chʼídaasnóód | |
| 4th person | chʼíjílnóód | chʼídajisnóód | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeeshnoł | chʼídiilnoł | chʼídadiilnoł |
| 2nd person | chʼídíílnoł | chʼídoołnoł | chʼídadoołnoł |
| 3rd person | chʼídoolnoł | chʼídadoolnoł | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdoolnoł | chʼídazhdoolnoł | |