oobąs

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bąs (progressive stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”)

Verb

oobąs

  1. something unspecified is rolling along

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi), third person only

progressive singular duoplural dist. plural
3rd person oobąs daʼiibąąs

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 61
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