ninítʼiʼ

Etymology

ni- (terminative) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tʼiʼ (perfective stem stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”)

Verb

ninítʼiʼ

  1. a solid flexible object (SFO) extends to a stopping point
  2. an activity or event is ended

References

  • Young, Robert, Morgan, William, Midgette, Sally (1992) Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 551
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