yíní-

Etymology 1

Prefix

yíní-

  1. directed at
  2. holding
Usage notes
  • In certain environments this prefix contracts to ó-
See also
Navajo terms prefixed with yíní-
adiníłdíín
ayóóʼáyóʼní
áyóʼní
óltaʼ
ółtaʼ
yíłtseii
yiʼdiníłdíín
yóbé
yókeed
yólgę́ę́zh
yółbaal
yółtaʼ
yózhí
yózhíh

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 471.

Etymology 2

From yi- +‎ ni-.

Prefix

yíní-

  1. Marks a second person singular subject of a yi-perfective verb
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