-NÍÍD
Navajo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) -NÍÍD shares many stems with the roots -NIID, -NIIʼ, -NÍÍʼ,-NIʼ, -NÍ, -NIH, -NIIH ~ -LĮH and -NEʼ, each of these being themselves a conflation of several originally distinct roots with at times overlapping meanings, which makes their actual identification often speculative.
Root
-NÍÍD
- to be true
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ø |
S is true |
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | - | -nííd | -niił | -niih | -nííʼ |
| NEUT | -níí | - | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.