chʼíhiʼnilchééh

Etymology

chʼí- (out horizontally) + -ʼah- (reciprocal) + -ni- (thematic) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-chééh (imperfective stem of root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to flee”).

Verb

chʼíhiʼnilchééh

  1. to run out horizontally, come into view running (of two actors)

See also

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 283.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 77