chʼííłtʼááh
Navajo
editEtymology
editchʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tʼááh (imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”)
Verb
editchʼííłtʼááh
- he/she is flying it out horizontally (a plane as from a canyon or another country)
Conjugation
editParadigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshtʼááh | chʼíniiltʼááh | chʼídaniiltʼááh |
| 2nd person | chʼíníłtʼááh | chʼínółtʼááh | chʼídanołtʼááh |
| 3rd person | chʼííłtʼááh | chʼídeíłtʼááh | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíłtʼááh | chʼídajíłtʼááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníłtʼaʼ | chʼíniiltʼaʼ | chʼídaniiltʼaʼ |
| 2nd person | chʼííníłtʼaʼ | chʼínoołtʼaʼ | chʼídanoołtʼaʼ |
| 3rd person | chʼíiníłtʼaʼ | chʼídeistʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | chʼízhníłtʼaʼ | chʼídajistʼaʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeeshtʼah | chʼídiiltʼah | chʼídadiiltʼah |
| 2nd person | chʼídííłtʼah | chʼídoołtʼah | chʼídadoołtʼah |
| 3rd person | chʼíidoołtʼah | chʼídeidoołtʼah | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdoołtʼah | chʼídazhdoołtʼah | |
Verbal stems
edit- ITERATIVE: -tʼah
- OPTATIVE: -tʼááh
Related terms
editCategories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with chʼí- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -TʼAʼ (fly)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo verbs undergoing partial da-shift
- Navajo verbs in the momentaneous (ni/ni) aspect