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Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -gai (neuter perfective stem of root -GAII, “to be white”).
Verb
naasgai
- it forms a meandering white line or line of white spots on the ground (as ashes)
- Atiingóó łeeshchʼih naasgai. ― There is a streak of ashes on the road.
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.