yíbąąs

Etymology

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

Verb

yíbąąs

  1. it comes/goes/arrives rolling (a hooplike object)

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE yíbąąs
PERFECTIVE níbą́ą́z

References

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