hainiłchaad
Navajo
Etymology
ha- (“up out”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ni- (“round shape”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chaad (imperfective stem of root -CHAAD, “to swell”).
Verb
hainiłchaad
- he/she is carding wool, is making it fluffy
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hanishchaad | haniilchaad | hadaniilchaad |
| 2nd person | haníłchaad | hanołchaad | hadanołchaad |
| 3rd person | hainiłchaad | hadeiniłchaad | |
| 4th person | hazhniłchaad | hadazhniłchaad | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hanííłchaad | haniilchaad | hadaniilchaad |
| 2nd person | hanííníłchaad | hanoołchaad | hadanoołchaad |
| 3rd person | hainííłchaad | hadeineeshchaad | |
| 4th person | hazhnííłchaad | hadazhneeshchaad | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hadínéeshchał | hadíníilchał | hadadíníilchał |
| 2nd person | hadínííłchał | hadínóołchał | hadadínóołchał |
| 3rd person | haidínóołchał | hadeidínóołchał | |
| 4th person | hazhdínóołchał | hadazhdínóołchał | |