hodiłhił

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ho- (space, area, things) + -di- (color) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-yił (neuter imperfective stem of root -YÉÉL, “be dark”)

The initial y of the stem assimilates to h after the classifier -ł-.

Verb[edit]

hodiłhił

  1. the area is dark, dark colored

Usage notes[edit]

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

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni), third person only

Related terms[edit]