ałnánoodǫ́ǫ́z

Etymology

ʼał- (reciprocal) + -ná- (“back”, reversionary) + -ni- (thematic) + -oo- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -zǫ́ǫ́z (neuter perfective stem of root -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to pull, to tear”).

Stem initial z- becomes d- under d-effect.

Verb

ałnánoodǫ́ǫ́z

  1. it is checkered or criss-crossed with stripes that run in both directions

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi).

This is a neuter perfective verb with no other forms.

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 763
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