niilchʼííł

Etymology

ni- (terminative) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -chʼííł (transitional stem of root -CHʼIL, “to curl”)

Verb

niilchʼííł

  1. to close one's eyes

Conjugation

Paradigm: Transitional (∅/∅)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person niishchʼííł niilchʼííł ndeiilchʼííł
2nd person ninilchʼííł noołchʼííł ndaałchʼííł
3rd person niilchʼííł ndaalchʼííł
4th person njilchʼííł ndajilchʼííł

See also

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 107
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