naajįʼ

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -zhį́į́h (continuative imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).

Verb

naajįʼ

  1. something black is moving about, there is a black thing moving about

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅), third person only

imperfective singular plural dist. plural
3rd person naajįʼ ndaʼajįʼ

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 782
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