biʼniinééh
Navajo
Etymology
bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -ʼnii- (“inchoative”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nééh (momentaneous stem of root -NÁ, “to die”)
Verb
biʼniinééh
- to get sick
Conjugation
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shiʼniinééh | nihiʼniinééh | danihiʼniinééh |
| 2nd person | niʼniinééh | nihiʼniinééh | danihiʼniinééh |
| 3rd person | biʼniinééh | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yiʼniinééh | ||
| 4th person (3a) | haʼniinééh | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | aʼniinééh | ||
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shiʼniiná | nihiʼniiná | danihiʼniiná |
| 2nd person | niʼniiná | nihiʼniiná | danihiʼniiná |
| 3rd person | biʼniiná | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yiʼniiná | ||
| 4th person (3a) | haʼniiná | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | aʼniiná | ||
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 406