nichįʼ

Navajo

ni- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chįʼ (imperfective stem of root -CHĮʼ, “to be stingy”).

nichįʼ

he/she is stingy, selfish, protective
Baa nichįʼ ― He doesn't want to lend it, he keeps it for himself (something of high value).

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective stem.

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nishchįʼ	niichįʼ	daniichįʼ
2nd person	níchįʼ	nohchįʼ	danohchįʼ
3rd person	nichįʼ		danichįʼ
4th person	jíchįʼ		dajíchįʼ