niilgééd
Navajo
Etymology
ni- (terminative) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -gééd (momentaneous stem of root -GEED, “to buck”)
Verb
niilgééd
- it stops bucking, it bucks as far as a stopping point (as a horse or other quadruped)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), third person only
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | niilgééd |
| PERFECTIVE | niilgeed |
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 204