Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼid (repetitive imperfective stem of root -CHʼID, “to scratch”).
Verb
yichʼid
- he/she is scratching it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).
| iterative
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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náshchʼiʼ
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néiichʼiʼ
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ńdeiichʼiʼ
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| 2nd person
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náníchʼiʼ
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náhchʼiʼ
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ńdaahchʼiʼ
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| 3rd person
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néíchʼiʼ
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ńdeichʼiʼ
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| 4th person
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ńjíchʼiʼ
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ńdajichʼiʼ
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| optative
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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wóshchʼid
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woochʼid
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daoochʼid
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| 2nd person
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wóóchʼid
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woohchʼid
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daoohchʼid
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| 3rd person
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yóchʼid
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dayóchʼid
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| 4th person
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jóchʼid
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dajóchʼid
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Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼid
- PERFECTIVE: -chʼid
- FUTURE: -chʼił
- ITERATIVE: -chʼiʼ
- OPTATIVE: -chʼid