silá
Navajo
Etymology
si- (modal) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -lá (neuter perfective stem of root -LÁ, “to handle a slender flexible object”).
Verb
silá
Usage notes
This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person and refers to a single item. For multiple items, use the verb naazlá.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
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