naalnish

== Navajo == === Etymology === na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, thematic) + -nish (continuative imperfective stem of root -NISH, “to work”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɑ̀ːlnɪ̀ʃ/ === Verb === naalnish he/she works, has a job, is employed Shizhéʼé Wááshindoon yá naalnish. ― My father works for the government. it works, functions, operates bee iigisí doo naalnish da. ― The washing machine doesn't work. ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si). ==== Verbal stems ==== IMPERFECTIVE: -nish PERFECTIVE: -nish FUTURE: -nish ITERATIVE: -nish OPTATIVE: -nish ==== Derived terms ==== naalnishí ==== Related terms ==== inaanish (“profession, occupation, career”) === 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 598.