yadiitłʼin

Etymology

ya- (“up or down, vertically”) + -di- (extension) + -yi- (semelfactive, punctual) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłʼin (neuter perfective stem of root -TŁʼIN, “to pile”)

Verb

yadiitłʼin

  1. they (stones, logs) are piled up; there is a pile of stones or logs

Noun

yadiitłʼin

  1. (stone) tower

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 578
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