naajin
Navajo
editEtymology
editna- (“downward”) + -yi- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -jin (neuter perfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).
Verb
editnaajin
- there is a descending black line or strip
Usage notes
editThis verb is limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.
Conjugation
editParadigm: Neuter perfective (yi), third person only.