náshchiiʼ

Navajo

Etymology

ná- (“around”) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -chiiʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”).

Verb

náshchiiʼ

1. there is a circle of red

Usage notes

This verb is limited to expression in the third person.

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

Conjugation

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

PERFECTIVE	singular	plural	dist. plural
3rd person	náshchiiʼ		ńdaashchiiʼ