akʼeʼełchí

== Navajo == === Etymology === ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -kʼi- (“on top of”) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chí (conclusive stem of root -CHĮ́, “to come into being”). === Verb === akʼeʼełchí he/she/it writes (something unspecified on something unspecified), makes a tattoo, makes a mark ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si) ==== Verbal stems ==== IMPERFECTIVE: -chí PERFECTIVE: -chį́ FUTURE: -chííł ITERATIVE: -chííh OPTATIVE: -chííł ==== Derived terms ==== béésh bee akʼeʼelchíhí (“typewriter”) ==== Synonyms ==== naʼazo === 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 80.