chʼéʼnééh
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Etymology[edit]
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).
Verb[edit]
chʼéʼnééh
- he/she/it is crawling out horizontally (as from an enclosure)
Conjugation[edit]
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshʼnééh | chʼíniiʼnééh | chʼídaniiʼnééh |
| 2nd person | chʼíníʼnééh | chʼínóhʼnééh | chʼídanohʼnééh |
| 3rd person | chʼéʼnééh | chʼídaaʼnééh | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíʼnééh | chʼídajíʼnééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshʼnaʼ | chʼíniiʼnaʼ | chʼídaniiʼnaʼ |
| 2nd person | chʼííníʼnaʼ | chʼínoohʼnaʼ | chʼídanoohʼnaʼ |
| 3rd person | chʼéʼnaʼ | chʼídaasʼnaʼ | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíʼnaʼ | chʼídajisʼnaʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeeshʼnah | chʼídiiʼnah | chʼídadiiʼnah |
| 2nd person | chʼídííʼnah | chʼídoohʼnah | chʼídadoohʼnah |
| 3rd person | chʼídooʼnah | chʼídadooʼnah | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdooʼnah | chʼídazhdooʼnah | |
Verbal stems[edit]
- ITERATIVE: -nah
- OPTATIVE: -nééh