naajin

Navajo

Etymology

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

Verb

naajin

1. there is a descending black 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.