náztʼi

Etymology

ná- (“around”) + -z- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tʼiʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”).

Verb

náztʼi

  1. it extends in a circle (as a fence)
  2. it forms an enclosure

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only

Derived terms

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 551
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