-NIʼ
Navajo
Etymology 1
From Proto-Athabaskan *ni.
Root
-NIʼ
- to be on good terms with, become a friend/ally
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -niih | -niʼ | -niił | -ʼniih | -niih |
| NEU | -ní | — | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 433
Etymology 2
Root
-NIʼ
- to become constricted, blocked, squeezed off
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -niih | -niʼ | -nih | -nih | -nih |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 434