-NIH

Etymology 1

Variant of the root -NÍÍʼ (to thunder)

Root

-NIH

  1. to thunder
Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -niih -nih -nih -nih -niih
DUR -ní
REP -niih

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Etymology 2

Related to -NEʼ

Root

-NIH

  1. to brag
Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
DUR -niih -nih -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 432