Navajo edit

Etymology edit

na- (downward) + -◌́◌́- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-lį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -LĮ́, “to flow”).

Verb edit

náálį́

  1. it flows downward from a height

Usage notes edit

This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), third person only.

Derived terms edit

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