naałʼaashii

Etymology

From the root -ʼÁÁZH (“two subjects go”). By surface analysis, na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼaash (imperfective stem of root -ʼÁÁZH, “to go (2 subjects)”) + -ii (nominalizer).

Noun

naałʼaashii

  1. tarantula

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 37
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