neiłchʼil

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chʼil (continuative stem of root -CHʼIL, “to curl”)

Verb

neiłchʼil

  1. (preceded by dah) it wiggles or twitches its nose

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 107
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