naagaah

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -gaah (continuative stem of root -GAII, “to white”).

Verb

naagaah

  1. something white is moving about
  • naajįʼ (“something black is moving about”)
  • naachiih (“something red is moving about”)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 196
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