-∅-

See also: ∅, ∅-, and -∅

Navajo

Prefix

-∅-

1. The -∅- classifier (valence-change prefix), which is the absence of a prefix, usually marks an active verb as intransitive.

   yibéézh ― it’s boiling (yi-∅-béézh)

   yiłbéézh ― he’s boiling it (yi-ł-béézh)

   naʼniyęęsh ― something flows about in a meandering fashion (naʼni-∅-yęęsh)

   naʼniłhęęsh ― he’s making it flow about in a meandering fashion (naʼni-ł-yęęsh)

   siʼą́ ― a roundish object lies in position (-∅-ʼą́)

   séłʼą́ ― I keep a roundish object in position (-ł-ʼą́)

See also

• -d-
• -l-
• -ł-