dikęęs

Etymology

di- (inceptive) + -∅- (classifier) + -∅- (classifier) + -kęęs (momentaneous stem of root -KĘ́Ę́Z, “a slender stiff object moves”)

Verb

dikęęs

  1. a slender stiff object starts to moves along through the air, starts to move by falling or flying

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE dikęęs
PERFECTIVE deezkę́ę́z

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 322
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