yidiłní
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Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (thematic) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ní (neuter imperfective stem of root -NIID, “to say”).
Verb
yidiłní
- he/she imitates the sound of something
- Tsídii bidishní. ― I'm imitating the sound of the bird.
- Néʼéshjaaʼ mósí yidiłní. ― The owl is imitating a cat.
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