binánísé

== Navajo == === Etymology === bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -ná- (“around”) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (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 === binánísé to grow around it ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si), third person only. === References === Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 680