bidééłnií
Navajo
Etymology
bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -di- (thematic) + -◌́◌́- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ní (neuter stem of root -NIID, “to affect”)
Verb
bidééłnií
- it has an effect on it
Derived terms
- tó doo bidééłníní (“plastic bag”)
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 451