chʼínéísííd
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -ná- (“back”, reversionary) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -zííd (imperfective stem of root -ZID, “to be aware, to gather awareness”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼéénísííd | chʼééniilzííd | chʼéédaniilzííd |
| 2nd person | chʼéénísííd | chʼéénóhsííd | chʼéédanohsííd |
| 3rd person | chʼínéísííd | chʼéédayísííd | |
| 4th person | chʼééjísííd | chʼéédajísííd | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼéénísid | chʼééniilzid | chʼéédaniilzid |
| 2nd person | chʼééínísid | chʼéénoosid | chʼéédanoosid |
| 3rd person | chʼééyinísid | chʼéédeisid | |
| 4th person | chʼéézhnísid | chʼéédajisid | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼéédeesił | chʼéédiisił | chʼéédadiisił |
| 2nd person | chʼéédíísił | chʼéédoohsił | chʼéédadoohsił |
| 3rd person | chʼínéidoosił | chʼéédeidoosił | |
| 4th person | chʼéézhdoosił | chʼéédazhdoosił | |
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