ee nish tah

Ííníshta’ is an action word that means “to study” or “to read/count” in Navajo. In a more modern context, it also means “to go to school” or even as the noun “school.”

It is the first-person form (the “I” form) in the verb paradigm:

1. ííníshta’ (I)
2. ííníłta’ (you)
3. ółta’ (he/she/it)
4. ííníilta’ (we two)
5. íínółta’ (you two)
6. ółta’ (those two)
7. da’ííníilta’ (us 3+)
8. da’íínółta’ (you 3+)
9. da’ółta’ (they 3+)

Using this verb and previous words of the day, here’s a sentence for you to memorize:

Diné bizaad baa ííníshta’. I am studying the Navajo language.