ahiʼniilchééh

Etymology

ʼah- (reciprocal) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-chééh (imperfective stem of root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to flee”).

Verb

ahiʼniilchééh

  1. to run away and out of sight (of two subjects)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person ahiʼniilchééh
2nd person ahiʼnoołchééh
3rd person ahiʼniilchééh
4th person ahiʼnjilchééh

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 79