"bi-" meaning in Navajo

See bi- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: Cognate with Tanacross u-. Etymology templates: {{cog|tcb|u-}} Tanacross u- Head templates: {{head|nv|prefix}} bi-
  1. his, her, its, their Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-bi--nv-prefix-nv:possessive Categories (other): Navajo pronouns Related terms: b-, , baa, be-, , bí-, bibaʼ, biiʼ, bííʼ, biyiʼ, bíʼáłtsé, daabí, tʼáá bí, shi-, nihi-, danihi-, ni-, yi-, ha-, hw-, a-, á-, ał-, ahił-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|nv|prefix}} bi-
  1. Marks a third-person singular indirect object. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-bi--nv-prefix-nv:indirect_object Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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        "1": "tcb",
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      "expansion": "Tanacross u-",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Tanacross u-.",
  "head_templates": [
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        [
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          "its",
          "its"
        ],
        [
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          "their"
        ]
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          "word": "b-"
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          "word": "bá"
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          "word": "baa"
        },
        {
          "word": "be-"
        },
        {
          "word": "bí"
        },
        {
          "word": "bí-"
        },
        {
          "word": "bibaʼ"
        },
        {
          "word": "biiʼ"
        },
        {
          "word": "bííʼ"
        },
        {
          "word": "biyiʼ"
        },
        {
          "word": "bíʼáłtsé"
        },
        {
          "word": "daabí"
        },
        {
          "word": "tʼáá bí"
        },
        {
          "word": "shi-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nihi-"
        },
        {
          "word": "danihi-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ni-"
        },
        {
          "word": "yi-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ha-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hw-"
        },
        {
          "word": "a-"
        },
        {
          "word": "á-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ał-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ahił-"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Tanacross u-.",
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    },
    {
      "word": "bá"
    },
    {
      "word": "baa"
    },
    {
      "word": "be-"
    },
    {
      "word": "bí"
    },
    {
      "word": "bí-"
    },
    {
      "word": "bibaʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "biiʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "bííʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "biyiʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "bíʼáłtsé"
    },
    {
      "word": "daabí"
    },
    {
      "word": "tʼáá bí"
    },
    {
      "word": "shi-"
    },
    {
      "word": "nihi-"
    },
    {
      "word": "danihi-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ni-"
    },
    {
      "word": "yi-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hw-"
    },
    {
      "word": "a-"
    },
    {
      "word": "á-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ał-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ahił-"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "amá (“one's mother”) + bi- → bimá (“his/her/its/their mother”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "his, her, its, their"
      ],
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        [
          "his",
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        ],
        [
          "her",
          "her"
        ],
        [
          "its",
          "its"
        ],
        [
          "their",
          "their"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bi-"
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      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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