hahiʼniilchééh

Etymology

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

Verb

hahiʼniilchééh

  1. to go running up, run up out, start to run (of two subjects)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person hahiʼniilchééh
2nd person hahiʼnoołchééh
3rd person hahiʼniilchééh
4th person hahiʼnjilchééh

References

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