yini-

Etymology

One of several prefixes with the form yi- in verb position VIa + ni- (neuter adjectival prefix)

Prefix

yini-

  1. Forms verbs with a meaning of "to have a body part like"
    Atsá yilnááʼ
    He has eyes like an eagle

Derived terms

Navajo terms prefixed with yini-
ahiolyé
íinízin
joobaah
joobaʼ
oodlą́
óolyé
oołbįįh
shóyoołtʼeeh
wolyé
yilnááʼ
yoodlą́
yoolyé
yoołbįįh

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.
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