hilghaał

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hi- (seriative) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-ghaał (imperfective stem of root -GHAL, “to wriggle”).

Verb[edit]

hilghaał

  1. he/she is wriggling somewhere

Usage notes[edit]

This verb calls for an adverb or postpositional phrase describing the destination of the action.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person hishghaał hiilghaał dahiilghaał
2nd person hílghaał hołghaał dahołghaał
3rd person hilghaał dahalghaał
4th person jiilghaał dajiilghaał
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person heeshghal hiilghal daheelghal
2nd person híínílghal hoołghal dahisoołghal
3rd person hoolghal daheesghal
4th person jiyooghal dajiisghal