binánísé

Etymology

bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -ná- (“around”) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -yé (momentaneous stem of root -YĄ́, “to grow”). In this root, the ł- classifier and initial /j/ merge to form /s/.

Verb

binánísé

  1. to grow around it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si), third person only.

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE binánísé
PERFECTIVE bináneessą́

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 680
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