ní-

• IPA^(key): /nɪ́-/

ní-

2. forms the comparative form of neuter imperfective verbs

   ‎nineez (“it’s tall (ni-∅-neez)”) + ‎ní- → ‎áníłnééz (“it is taller (á-ní-ł-nééz)”)

• Preceded by the suffix ʼá-

ní-

1. a thematic suffix carrying the sense 'trickery, fraud,' also appearing in verbs meaning 'look at something'

• Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 38.