naachiiʼ
Navajo
Etymology
na- (“downward”) + -yi- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -chiiʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”).
Verb
naachiiʼ
- there is a descending red line or strip
Usage notes
This verb is limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), third person only.