chʼéltłʼééh
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -Ø- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -tłʼééh (imperfective stem of root -TŁʼÁ, “to trot”).
Verb
chʼéltłʼééh
- he/she/it is trotting out horizontally, jogging out (from an enclosure)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshtłʼééh | chʼíniiltłʼééh | chʼídaniiltłʼééh |
| 2nd person | chʼíníltłʼééh | chʼínółtłʼééh | chʼídanołtłʼééh |
| 3rd person | chʼéltłʼééh | chʼídaaltłʼééh | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíltłʼééh | chʼídajíltłʼééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshtłʼá | chʼíniiltłʼá | chʼídaniiltłʼá |
| 2nd person | chʼííníltłʼá | chʼínoołtłʼá | chʼídanoołtłʼá |
| 3rd person | chʼéltłʼá | chʼídaastłʼá | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíltłʼá | chʼídajistłʼá | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeeshtłʼééł | chʼídiiltłʼééł | chʼídadiiltłʼééł |
| 2nd person | chʼídííltłʼééł | chʼídoołtłʼééł | chʼídadoołtłʼééł |
| 3rd person | chʼídooltłʼééł | chʼídadooltłʼééł | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdooltłʼééł | chʼídazhdooltłʼééł | |