biʼniilkʼááh

Etymology

bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -ʼnii- (“inchoative”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -kʼááh (momentaneous stem of root -KʼAII, “to be fat”)

Verb

biʼniilkʼááh

  1. to start to gain weight, start to get fat

Conjugation

Imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person shiʼniilkʼááh nihiʼniilkʼááh danihiʼniilkʼááh
2nd person niʼniilkʼááh nihiʼniilkʼááh danihiʼniilkʼááh
3rd person biʼniilkʼááh
4th person (3o) yiʼniilkʼááh
4th person (3a) haʼniilkʼááh
Indefinite (3i) aʼniilkʼááh

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 336
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