naashjin
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -zhin (neuter perfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).
Verb
[edit]naashjin
- it forms a meandering black line or line of black spots on the ground
Usage notes
[edit]This verb is limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
Related terms
[edit]Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with na- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with si- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with d- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ (black)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the neuter perfective (si) aspect