niiʼnééh

Etymology

ni- (terminative) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).

Verb

niiʼnééh

  1. to crawl as far as a stopping point
  2. to creep up to

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni).

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 415
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