naashchiiʼ

== Navajo == === Etymology === na- (atelic, circuital) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -chiiʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɑ̀ːʃt͡ʃʰìːʔ/ === Verb === naashchiiʼ it forms a meandering red line or line of red spots on the ground (as blood) Yas bikááʼgóó dił naashchiiʼ. ― There was a line of blood spots on the snow. ==== Usage notes ==== This verb is limited to expression in the third person. This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem. ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only. ==== Related terms ====