bizhízhchʼį́į́d

Etymology

azhí (“voice”) + si- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼį́į́d (neuter perfective stem of root -CHʼĮ́Į́D, “be hoarse”)

Verb

bizhízhchʼį́į́d

  1. his/her/its voice is changing (as an adolescent)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 113
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