haniih
Navajo
Etymology
ho- (“space, area, things”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -niih (neuter imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to know”).
Verb
haniih
- he/she knows it, knows all about it, is an authority on it
- Shicheii dziłkʼijí haniih ― My grandfather knows the Mountain Chant.
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Usage notes
This is a neuter verb that only uses the imperfective stem.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (Ø).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hashniih | hwiiʼniih | dahwiiʼniih |
| 2nd person | hóniih | hohniih | dahohniih |
| 3rd person | haniih | dahaniih | |
| 4th person | hojiniih | dahojiniih | |
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