noodǫ́ǫ́z

== Navajo == === Etymology === ni- (thematic) + -oo- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -zǫ́ǫ́z (neuter perfective stem of root -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to pull, to tear”). Stem initial z- becomes d- under d-effect. === Verb === noodǫ́ǫ́z he/she/it is striped ==== Usage notes ==== This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the perfective stem. ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), with partial da-shift. === References === Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 763