bighánísé

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== Navajo == === Etymology === bighá- (through it) + -ni- (thematic) + -ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -yé (momentaneous stem of root -YĄ́, “to grow”). In this root, the ł- classifier and initial /j/ merge to form /s/. === Verb === bighánísé to grow through it (as a vine through a fence) ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), third person only. === References === Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 680