ahidíʼníilchééh

Etymology

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

Verb

ahidíʼníilchééh

  1. to start to run (of two subjects)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person ahidíʼníilchééh
2nd person ahidíʼnóołchééh
3rd person ahidíʼníilchééh
4th person ahidízhʼníilchééh

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 55.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 78