níʼą́

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nia"

Etymology

ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼą́ (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼĄ́, “to handle a sold roundish object (SRO)”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɪ́ʔɑ̃́/

Verb

níʼą́

  1. solid roundish objects lie in a line, row, or series

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (ni), third person only

perfective singular duoplural dist. plural
3rd person níʼą́ daníʼą́

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 638.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 23
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