yichííł
Navajo
Etymology
yi- (progressive) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -chííł (progressive stem of root -CHÍÍL, “to snow”).
Verb
yichííł
- a snowstorm is moving along
- Dziłbąąhgóó yichííł. ― A snowstorm is moving along the mountainside.
Usage notes
This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Progressive (yi), third person only.
Related terms
- yíchííł