naashjin

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

  1. 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.

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