niljooł

Etymology

ni- (terminative) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, mediopassive) + -jooł (continuative imperfective stem of root -JOOL, “to be spherical, ball-like”).

Verb

niljooł

  1. to squat, kneel down
  2. to cower

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 281
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