naayéés

Navajo

Etymology

na- (“downward”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yéés (imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn, to move with a turning motion”).

Verb

naayéés

1. it is sliding downward (as a boulder)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only.

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	naayéés
PERFECTIVE	nááyiz
FUTURE	ndooyis

Related terms

• chʼéyéés
• diyéés
• iiyéés
• naalyiz
• náyéés
• néíłhéés
• neiłhiz
• níyiz
• yiłhiz
• yiyéés
• yíyéés
• yiyiiłhis
• yiyis

See also

• yiłmaz