-ʼÁÁZH

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ʔatsʼ. Cognate with Lower Tanana 'ots.

Root

-ʼÁÁZH

  1. (of two actors) to walk, go

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous/Continuative/Diversative -ʼaash -ʼáázh -ʼash -ʼash -ʼaash
Continuative -ʼaash
Cursive -ʼash, -ʼaash

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

See also

  • -YÁ (to walk (one actor))
  • -KAI (to walk (three or more actors))

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 30