naʼniłhęęsh

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -yęęsh (continuative stem of root -YĘ́Ę́ZH, “mushy matter moves”).

Verb

naʼniłhęęsh

  1. to cause unspecified liquid or mushy matter to flow about slowly

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si)

See also

References

  • 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 559.
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