kʼíjíjin
Navajo
Etymology
kʼí- (“tipped”) + -dzi- (“away into distance”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -zhin (neuter perfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).
Verb
kʼíjíjin
- it has black tips, is black-tipped
Usage notes
This verb is limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective stem.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (ni), third person only.
Related terms
- deeshjin
- dinilzhin
- haajin
- haashjin
- łizhin
- naajįʼ
- naashjin
- náshjin
- yiijį́į́h
- yijį́į́ł
- yiyiiłjį́į́h
- yiyiishį́į́h