názlį́

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

názlį́

  1. it flows in a circle

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 (si), third person only.

PERFECTIVE singular plural dist. plural
3rd person názlį́ ńdaazlį́

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