ndeezniiʼ
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -di- (“sensory”) + -eez- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -niiʼ (continuative perfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to hurt”).
Verb
ndeezniiʼ
- pain moves about
- (with biyiʼ) to have an internal pain moving about
Usage notes
This is a continuative verb that uses only the perfective mode.
This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (si), third person only.
Related terms
- diniih