Navajo edit

Etymology edit

na- (around, about) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -tsoos (carry a flat flexible object, imperfective verb stem)

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Verb edit

naaltsoos

  1. Simple passive form of neiłtsoos (“a flat flexible object is being carried around”)

Noun edit

naaltsoos

  1. papers, documentation, printed material:
    1. book
    2. encyclopedia
    3. mail, letter, paper, page
    4. chart
    5. transcript
    6. ballot

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit