niiyeed

Etymology

ni- (terminative) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-yeed (momentaneous stem of root -WOD, “to bend”)

Verb

niiyeed

  1. 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