chʼíníʼá

Etymology

chʼí- (out horizontally) + -ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-ʼá (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼÁ, “to extend”)

Verb

chʼíníʼá

  1. it extends or sticks out horizontally

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (ni), third person only

perfective singular duoplural dist. plural
3rd person chʼíníʼá chʼídaazʼá

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 1