wóʼą́ą́lį́

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

wóʼą- (over an edge) + -◌́◌́- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-lį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -LĮ́, “to flow”).

Verb[edit]

wóʼą́ą́lį́

  1. it overflows, runs over (as water in an overfilled glass)

Usage notes[edit]

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

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

Conjugation[edit]

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