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