nílį́

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-lį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -LĮ́, “to flow”).

Verb[edit]

nílį́

  1. it flows along (in a line)
  2. (with biiʼ) it flows inside some place
    Béésh tó bighádaazlínígíí biiʼ nílį́.Water flows along inside the pipes.

Usage notes[edit]

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

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

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (ni), third person only.

PERFECTIVE singular plural dist. plural
3rd person nílį́ danílį́

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