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Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -zhin (neuter perfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).
Verb
naashjin
- it forms a meandering black line or line of black spots on the ground
- Atiingóó łeejin naashjin. ― There is a streak of coal along 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.