From nihí (“we, us, our”) + ił (“with”).
nihił
- with us
- Nihił hózhǫ́ ― we are happy.
- Nihił yáʼátʼééh ― we are well.
Navajo postpositions
|
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
| 1st person
|
shił
|
nihił
|
| 2nd person
|
nił
|
nihił
|
| 3rd person
|
bił
|
| 4th person (3o)
|
yił
|
| 4th person (3a)
|
hił
|
| 4th person (3i)
|
ił
|
—
|
| reflexive
|
ádił
|
—
|
| reciprocal
|
—
|
ahił
|
