-ígíí

Navajo Pronunciation nv /-ɪ́kíː/ Suffix nv suffix nominalizer, the particular one(s) that the particular... nv tʼááłáʼí góneʼ first tʼááłáʼí góneʼígíí the first (one) nv naaki góneʼ second naaki góneʼígíí the second (one) Usage notes Similar to the en -ing suffix in English, the nv -ígíí suffix attached to a verb means "the particular one that does [verb]". In most cases, the enclitic -ígíí does not belong only to the word to which it is appended, it belongs to the entire phrase, so that nv naałniih yichʼą́ą́h naabaahígíí means "the particular one that fights to prevent disease" (immune system). Suffixed to a noun, it is often used like a definite article, indicating a particular one. For example: nv naaʼnaʼ he/she/it crawls about naaʼnaʼígíí [the act of] crawling about Derived terms nv See also nv -í