naʼnízhoozh

Etymology

na- (“across”) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zhoozh (neuter stem of root -ZHOOZH, “to lie parallel”)

Verb

naʼnízhoozh

  1. there is a bridge

Noun

naʼnízhoozh

  1. bridge

Derived terms

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 795
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