náálį́

Navajo

Etymology

na- (“downward”) + -◌́◌́- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -LĮ́, “to flow”).

Verb

náálį́

1. it flows downward from a height

Usage notes

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

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

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), third person only.

Derived terms

• Tó Náálíní

Related terms

• yílį́
• deezlį́
• neheezlį́