chʼííłtʼood

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

chʼííłtʼood

  1. he/she is sucking or pumping it out horizontally (as water through a pipe)

Conjugation[edit]

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[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼood
  • PERFECTIVE: -tʼóód
  • FUTURE: -tʼoł
  • ITERATIVE: -tʼoʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -tʼood

Related terms[edit]