ndaʼanish

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -da- (plural) + -ʼa- (unspecified person subject prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nish (continuative imperfective stem of root -NISH, “to work”).

Verb

ndaʼanish

  1. work is done by plural indefinite people

Noun

ndaʼanish

  1. work projects

Derived terms

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.
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