-ʼĮ́Į́ʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ii"

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *ʔeˑn therefore cognate with Lower Tanana 'an, Ahtna ʼaen.

Root

-ʼĮ́Į́ʼ

  1. to see, look
Stem set
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous -ʼįįh -ʼį́į́ʼ -ʼįįł -ʼįįh, -tʼįįh -ʼį́į́ʼ
Transitional -ʼįįh -ʼįįd -ʼįįł -ʼįįh -ʼį́į́ʼ
Durative -ʼį́ -ʼį́į́ʼ -ʼįįł -ʼįįh -ʼį́į́ʼ
Neuter -ʼį́į́ʼ -ʼin
Cursive/Neuter? -ʼį́

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -ʼĮ́Į́ʼ (look)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 250

Etymology 2

Root

-ʼĮ́Į́ʼ

  1. to conceal, hide, steal
Stem set
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous/Conclusive -ʼįįh -ʼį́į́ʼ -ʼį́į́ł -ʼįįh, -tʼįįh -ʼį́į́ł
Continuative -ʼin -ʼį́į́ʼ -ʼį́į́ł -ʼį́į́h -ʼin
Durative -ʼį́ -ʼį́į́ʼ -ʼįįł -ʼįįh -ʼį́į́ʼ
Cursive -ʼį́į́ł, -ʼįįh
Neuter -ʼin

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -ʼĮ́Į́ʼ (steal)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 252