naʼniyęęsh

Etymology

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

Verb

naʼniyęęsh

  1. to flow about in a slow, meandering manner (of unspecified mushy matter or liquid, as water over an irrigation field)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE naʼniyęęsh
PERFECTIVE naʼneezhhęęzh
FUTURE ndíʼnóoyęsh
ITERATIVE nináʼníyęsh
OPTATIVE naʼnóyęęsh

See also

Noun

naʼniyęęsh

  1. irrigation

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.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 701
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