bighánílį́
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Etymology[edit]
b- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -ghá- (“through”) + -ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -LĮ́, “to flow”).
Verb[edit]
bighánílį́
- it flows through it (as water through pipes)
Usage notes[edit]
This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.
Conjugation[edit]
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (ni), third person only, with da-shift.
| PERFECTIVE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | bighánílį́ | bighádaazlį́ | |
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Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with b- (indirect object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ghá- (postpositional)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -LĮ́ (flow)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs undergoing da-shift
- Navajo verbs in the neuter perfective (ni) aspect