náshchiiʼ
Navajo
Etymology
ná- (“around”) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -chiiʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”).
Verb
náshchiiʼ
- there is a circle of red
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 (si), third person only.
PERFECTIVE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
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3rd person | náshchiiʼ | ńdaashchiiʼ |