naachiiʼ

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

na- (downward) + -yi- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier)-chiiʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”).

Verb[edit]

naachiiʼ

  1. there is a descending red line or strip

Usage notes[edit]

This verb is limited to expression in the third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.

Conjugation[edit]

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