nilkʼįh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ni- (adjectival) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼįh (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -KʼĮH, “to curdle”).

Verb[edit]

nilkʼįh

  1. it curdles
  2. it coagulates, it clots
  3. it hardens
  4. it congeals

Usage notes[edit]

This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si), third person only.

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE nilkʼįh
PERFECTIVE neeskʼįh
FUTURE -

Derived terms[edit]

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