ndaʼiiníísh

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ni- (terminative) + -da- (plural) + -ʼa- (unspecified person subject prefix) + -hi- (seriative) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -níísh (imperfective stem of root -NISH, “to work”).

Verb edit

ndaʼiiníísh

work is being stopped, people stop working one after another

Usage notes edit

This verb is limited to expression in the unspecified person. For expression involving given persons, see niilníísh.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si), third person only.

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	ndaʼiiníísh
PERFECTIVE	ndaʼiizhnish
FUTURE	ndaʼdiyoonish