yinah

Etymology

yi- (progressive) + -d- (classifier) + -nah (progresive stem of root -NAʼ, “a flat flexible object moves”)

Verb

yinah

  1. it (a flat flexible object such as a sheet of paper) is flying through the air

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi), third person only

progressive singular duoplural dist. plural
3rd person yinah deínééh

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 417
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