ahéénílį́

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ʼah- (reciprocal) + -í- (“against, reaching”) + -ná- (“around”) + -ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -LĮ́, “to flow”).

Verb edit

ahéénílį́

it flows around in a circle

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 (ni), third person only.