néíłtʼih

== Navajo == === Etymology === ná- (“around”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tʼih (reversative imperfective stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɛ́ɪ́ɬtʼɪ̀h/ === Verb === néíłtʼih he/she is extending it around in a circle (as a rope, a wire or a fence) Shighangóó béésh adisháhí níséłtʼiʼ. ― I put barbed wire around my house. ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Reversative (∅/si). ==== Verbal stems ==== ITERATIVE: -tʼih OPTATIVE: -tʼééh ==== Related terms ====