shééʼ
Navajo
Etymology
Related to the verbal root root -ZHÉÉʼ, “to spit”)[1]
Noun
shééʼ
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shizhééʼ | nihizhééʼ | danihizhééʼ |
| 2nd person | nizhééʼ | nihizhééʼ | danihizhééʼ |
| 3rd person | bizhééʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yizhééʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hazhééʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | azhééʼ | ||
Derived terms
- bizhééʼ hólóní (“beer”)
References
- ^ Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 355.