chʼéélį́
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -◌́◌́- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -lį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -LĮ́, “to flow”).
Verb
chʼéélį́
- it flows out horizontally
- Adah chʼéélį́. ― It flows from a height (as a cliff).
Usage notes
This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), third person only.
Related terms
- yílį́
- náálį́
- háálį́
- íílį́
- wóʼą́ą́lį́