haʼní
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Etymology[edit]
ho- (“space, area, things”) + -di- (“oral”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -ní (neuter imperfective stem of root -NIID, “to say”).
Like with ní (“he says”), di- deletes in the third person, but only optionally: hodiʼní.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (NV) (file)
Verb[edit]
haʼní
Usage notes[edit]
This is a neuter verb. For conjugations in other modes, see the corresponding active verb haʼniih (Perf. hodooʼniid).
Conjugation[edit]
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅), third person only.
Related terms[edit]
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with ho/ha- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with di-
- Navajo terms prefixed with d- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIID (say)
- Navajo terms with audio links
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (∅) aspect
- nv:Talking