naakęęs

Etymology

na- (“downward”) + -∅- (classifier) + -∅- (classifier) + -kęęs (momentaneous stem of root -KĘ́Ę́Z, “a slender stiff object moves”)

Verb

naakęęs

  1. a slender stiff object falls down

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE naakęęs
PERFECTIVE náákę́ę́z

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 322
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