hodiltłiʼ

Navajo

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -di- (“fire”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -tłiʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -TŁAH, “to burn”)

Verb

hodiltłiʼ

1. the area is on fire, is burning (a forest)

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅), third person only

See also

• diltłiʼ