yíchʼííh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼííh (imperfective stem of root -CHʼI, “wind blows”)

Verb[edit]

yíchʼííh

  1. a breeze comes up
  2. (in the perfective) there is a breeze

Usage notes[edit]

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE yíchʼííh
PERFECTIVE níchʼi
FUTURE -

Stem set[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼííh
  • PERFECTIVE: -chʼi
  • FUTURE: -chʼih
  • ITERATIVE: -chʼih
  • OPTATIVE: -chʼííh

See also[edit]

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