chʼííłtʼood
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tʼood (imperfective stem of root -TʼÓÓD, “to suck”).
Verb
chʼííłtʼood
- he/she is sucking or pumping it out horizontally (as water through a pipe)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshtʼood | chʼíniiltʼood | chʼídaniiltʼood |
| 2nd person | chʼíníłtʼood | chʼínółtʼood | chʼídanołtʼood |
| 3rd person | chʼííłtʼood | chʼídeíłtʼood | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíłtʼood | chʼídajíłtʼood | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníłtʼóód | chʼíniiltʼóód | chʼídaniiltʼóód |
| 2nd person | chʼííníłtʼóód | chʼínoołtʼóód | chʼídanoołtʼóód |
| 3rd person | chʼíiníłtʼóód | chʼídeistʼóód | |
| 4th person | chʼízhníłtʼóód | chʼídajistʼóód | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeeshtʼoł | chʼídiiltʼoł | chʼídadiiltʼoł |
| 2nd person | chʼídííłtʼoł | chʼídoołtʼoł | chʼídadoołtʼoł |
| 3rd person | chʼíidoołtʼoł | chʼídeidoołtʼoł | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdoołtʼoł | chʼídazhdoołtʼoł | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼood
- PERFECTIVE: -tʼóód
- FUTURE: -tʼoł
- ITERATIVE: -tʼoʼ
- OPTATIVE: -tʼood
Related terms
- chʼííłtʼood
- haiłtʼood
- yiłtʼoʼ
- yiltʼood
- yiłtʼood
- yiyiiłtʼod
- yoołtʼoł