niiyeed
Navajo
Etymology
ni- (terminative) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yeed (momentaneous stem of root -WOD, “to bend”)
Verb
niiyeed
- it bends and doubles to a stopping point
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), third person only
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | niiyeed |
| PERFECTIVE | niníwod |
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 648