ahigą́
See also: ahígą́
Navajo
Etymology
ʼah- (reciprocal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, reciprocal) + -ghą́ (imperfective stem of root -GHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to kill 2+ objects”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɑ̀hɪ̀kɑ̃́/
Verb
ahigą́
- they are combating each other, fighting each other, killing each other
- bił ahishgą́ ― we’re fighting each other (literally, I am fighting each other with him)
Usage notes
This verb indicates that its object fights back; that is, the fighting is mutual.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ahishgą́ | ahiigą́ | daʼahiigą́ |
| 2nd person | ahígą́ | ahohgą́ | daʼahohgą́ |
| 3rd person | ahigą́ | daʼahigą́ | |
| 4th person | ahijigą́ | daʼahijigą́ | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | aheeshgą́ą́ʼ | ahiigą́ą́ʼ | daʼahiigą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | ahíínígą́ą́ʼ | ahoohgą́ą́ʼ | daʼahoohgą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | ahoogą́ą́ʼ | daʼahoogą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | ahijoogą́ą́ʼ | daʼahijoogą́ą́ʼ | |