naałniih

== Navajo == === Etymology === By surface analysis, na- (“across”) +‎ ł- (classifier) + + -niih (neuter imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to spread”). === Verb === naałniih to spread, go about (of disease, famine, poverty, a heatwave, etc.) === Noun === naałniih epidemic disease, contagious disease === 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 583.