níʼá

Etymology

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

Verb

níʼá

  1. it extends in a line, row, or series (books, mountains, rocks, houses, etc.)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (ni), third person only

perfective singular duoplural dist. plural
3rd person níʼá daníʼá

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 2
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