náshtłʼizh

Navajo

Etymology

ná- (“around”) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -tłʼizh (neuter perfective stem of root -TŁʼIIZH, “to be blue, green”).

Verb

náshtłʼizh

there is a circle of blue or green

Usage notes

This verb is limited to expression in the third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.

PERFECTIVE	singular	plural	dist. plural
3rd person	náshtłʼizh		ńdaashtłʼizh

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