chʼéʼaash

Etymology

chʼí- (out horizontally) + -Ø- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -ʼaash (imperfective stem of root -ʼÁÁZH, “to go, to walk — 2 actors”).

Prefix chʼí- becomes chʼé- when in pre-stem position.

Verb

chʼéʼaash

  1. they (2 actors) go out horizontally (as through a door), exit, leave.

Usage notes

The stem is used for going / walking in pairs. For individual movement, see chʼéghááh. For movement in groups of three or more, see chʼékááh.

Singular forms of this verb refer to one subject involved in a movement as a pair:

  • Bił chʼíníshʼáázhI went out with him.

Distributive plural forms refer to several people going in pairs independent one from another:

  • Ch'ídaniitʼáázhwe went out in pairs.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼíníshʼaash chʼíniitʼaash chʼídaniitʼaash
2nd person chʼíníʼaash chʼínóhʼaash chʼídanohʼaash
3rd person chʼéʼaash chʼídaaʼaash
4th person chʼíjíʼaash chʼídajíʼaash
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼíníʼáázh chʼíniitʼáázh chʼídaniitʼáázh
2nd person chʼííníʼáázh chʼínooʼáázh chʼídanooʼáázh
3rd person chʼíníʼáázh chʼídaazhʼáázh
4th person chʼízhníʼáázh chʼídajizhʼáázh
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼídeeshʼash chʼídiitʼash chʼídadiitʼash
2nd person chʼídííʼash chʼídoohʼash chʼídadoohʼash
3rd person chʼídooʼash chʼídadooʼash
4th person chʼízhdooʼash chʼídazhdooʼash
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