nił
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nil"
Navajo
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
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Postposition
[edit]nił
Inflection
[edit]| singular | duoplural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shił | nihił |
| 2nd person | nił | nihił |
| 3rd person | bił | |
| 4th person (3o) | yił | |
| 4th person (3a) | hił | |
| 4th person (3i) | ił | — |
| reflexive | ádił | — |
| reciprocal | — | ahił |
Etymology 2
[edit]From -nił (“to pound”), from + -neʼ (imperfective stem of root -NEʼ, “to propel a solid roundish object”).
Noun
[edit]nił