níyiz

Navajo

Etymology

ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yiz (neuter perfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn”)

Verb

níyiz

1. it is cylindrical, tubular

Conjugation

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

perfective	singular	duoplural	dist. plural
3rd person	níyiz		daníyiz

Related terms

• chʼéyéés
• diyéés
• iiyéés
• naalyiz
• naayéés
• néíłhéés
• neiłhiz
• yiłhiz
• yíyéés
• yiyéés
• yiyiiłhis
• yiyis