ʼnii-

Etymology

Composed of an uncertain one of several prefixes with the shape ʼa- + one of several Position VIc prefixes with the shape ni- + the punctual prefix yi-.

Prefix

ʼnii-

  1. Encodes an inchoative meaning: to start to, begin to

Usage notes

  • Never appears independently, but only after another prefix such as bi- or ho-.

Derived terms

Navajo terms prefixed with ʼnii-
adiʼniikaad
ahiʼniigą́ą́h
ahoʼniiłtįįh
ahoʼniitaał
biʼniibéézh
biʼniigan
biʼniilííd
biʼniilkʼááh
biʼniinááł
biʼniinééh
biʼniitííh
biʼniitʼees
biʼniitłʼis
biʼniitsaah
biʼniiyį́į́h
chahoʼniiłheeł
yiʼniiłhį́į́h
yiʼniiłííd

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.
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