jíchiiʼ
Navajo
Etymology
dzi- (“away into distance”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -chiiʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”).
Verb
jíchiiʼ
- a red strip or streak extends away into the distance
Usage notes
This verb is limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (ni), third person only.