ahiʼniigą́ą́h

Etymology

ʼah- (reciprocal) + -ʼnii- (“inchoative”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, reciprocal) + -gą́ą́h (momentaneous stem of root -GHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to kill 2+ objects”)

Verb

ahiʼniigą́ą́h

  1. to start to kill one another, start fighting with each other

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 59.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 236
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