yeʼetłʼó

Etymology

bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłʼó (conclusive stem of root -TŁʼǪ́, “to weave”)

Verb

yeʼetłʼó

  1. to tie a knot in it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si)

Derived terms

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 153.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 587
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