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-shchíín
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Navajo
Etymology
Nominalized form of yishchį́, perfect passive of nv yiłchí to make, create, give birth from the root -CHĮ́ come into being.
It is nominalized with the suffix -ii, which sometimes take the form of a lengthened verb stem.
yishchį́ + -ii = yishchíín
Suffix
nv suffix
facsimile, simulacrum of
nv awééʼ baby awééshchíín (baby) doll
Derived terms
nv
References
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