néígis
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ná- (“back”, reversionary) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -gis (reversative stem of root -GIZ, “to twist”)
Verb
[edit]néígis
- to turn, twist, crank it in a circle
- to wind it up
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Reversative (∅/si)
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | násgis | néiigis | ńdeiigis |
| 2nd person | nánígis | náhgis | ńdaahgis |
| 3rd person | néígis | ńdeigis | |
| 4th person | ńjígis | ńdajigis | |
References
[edit]- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 568.
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 207