aniih

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -niiʼ (imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to know”)

Verb

aniih

  1. to be a light sleeper
  2. to be very skilled at guessing in the moccasin game

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅), with da-shift

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person ashniih iiʼniih daʼiiʼniih
2nd person íniih ohniih daʼohniih
3rd person aniih daʼaniih
4th person ajiniih daʼajiniih

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 130
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 459
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