niibąąs

Etymology

ni- (terminative) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-bąąs (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).

Verb

niibąąs

  1. it starts to roll (a hooplike object)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE niibąąs
PERFECTIVE niníbą́ą́z

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 53