naachiiʼ

Navajo

Etymology

na- (“downward”) + -yi- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -chiiʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”).

Verb

naachiiʼ

1. there is a descending red line or strip

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 (yi), third person only.