"-n-" meaning in Navajo

See -n- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interfix

Head templates: {{head|nv|interfix}} -n-
  1. a consonant that often appears as a ligature between the elements of a compound word. It usually comes between a final nasal vowel (ą, ę, į, ǫ) and a suffix that begins with a vowel. The nasal vowel(s) lose the nasal mark when followed by -n. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -ł-, -s-, -sh-

Download JSON data for -n- meaning in Navajo (1.5kB)

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      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "interfix"
      },
      "expansion": "-n-",
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    }
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  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "interfix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with language name categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo interfixes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo ligatures",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "łeesʼáán = łeezh + siʼą́ + -n- + -í"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a consonant that often appears as a ligature between the elements of a compound word. It usually comes between a final nasal vowel (ą, ę, į, ǫ) and a suffix that begins with a vowel. The nasal vowel(s) lose the nasal mark when followed by -n."
      ],
      "id": "en--n--nv-interfix-vTjqRITF",
      "links": [
        [
          "consonant",
          "consonant#English"
        ],
        [
          "ligature",
          "ligature#English"
        ],
        [
          "ą",
          "ą#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "ę",
          "ę#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "į",
          "į#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "ǫ",
          "ǫ#Navajo"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-ł-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-s-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-sh-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-n-"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "interfix"
      },
      "expansion": "-n-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "interfix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-ł-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-s-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-sh-"
    }
  ],
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        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo entries with language name categories using raw markup",
        "Navajo interfixes",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo ligatures",
        "Navajo terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "łeesʼáán = łeezh + siʼą́ + -n- + -í"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a consonant that often appears as a ligature between the elements of a compound word. It usually comes between a final nasal vowel (ą, ę, į, ǫ) and a suffix that begins with a vowel. The nasal vowel(s) lose the nasal mark when followed by -n."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "consonant",
          "consonant#English"
        ],
        [
          "ligature",
          "ligature#English"
        ],
        [
          "ą",
          "ą#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "ę",
          "ę#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "į",
          "į#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "ǫ",
          "ǫ#Navajo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-n-"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Navajo dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (4d5d0bb and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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