hiłiijį́į́h

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hił (day, incorporated noun) + yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier)-zhį́į́h (imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).

Verb[edit]

hiłiijį́į́h

  1. it is becoming dusk, it is getting dark outside

Usage notes[edit]

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation[edit]

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE hiłiijį́į́h
PERFECTIVE hiłiijį́į́'
FUTURE hiłidoojį́į́ł
ITERATIVE náhiłiijį́į́h
OPTATIVE hiłoojį́į́h