hootʼih

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tʼiʼ (progressive stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”).

Verb

hootʼih

  1. a space or area is extending along in a line
  2. a route or roadway is being constructed

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi), third person only

See also

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 550
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