naalkid

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -kid, imperfective stem of the -KID (“to slide”).

Verb

naalkid

  1. to slide about
  2. to move one's eyes, for one's eyes to move

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 582.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 326
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