hiʼnilchééh

Etymology

ʼah- (reciprocal) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -chééh (imperfective stem of root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to flee”). The initial prefix has undergone metathesis.

Verb

hiʼnilchééh

  1. to run (completive, of two subjects)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 79
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