yíkęęs

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kęęs (momentaneous stem of root -KĘ́Ę́Z, “a slender stiff object moves”)

Verb

yíkęęs

  1. a slender stiff object comes/arrives flying through the air

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE yíkęęs
PERFECTIVE níkę́ę́z

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 323
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