chʼémáás
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -Ø- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -máás (imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼínísmáás | chʼíniiʼmáás | chʼídaniiʼmáás |
| 2nd person | chʼínímáás | chʼínóhmáás | chʼídanohmáás |
| 3rd person | chʼémáás | chʼídaamáás | |
| 4th person | chʼíjímáás | chʼídajímáás | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼínímááz | chʼíniiʼmááz | chʼídaniiʼmááz |
| 2nd person | chʼíínímááz | chʼínoomááz | chʼídanoomááz |
| 3rd person | chʼínímááz | chʼídaazmááz | |
| 4th person | chʼízhnímááz | chʼídajizmááz | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeesmas | chʼídiiʼmas | chʼídadiiʼmas |
| 2nd person | chʼídíímas | chʼídoohmas | chʼídadoohmas |
| 3rd person | chʼídoomas | chʼídadoomas | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdoomas | chʼídazhdoomas | |
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