-ʼEEZ
Navajo
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan. Cognate with Lower Tanana 'atth.
Root
-ʼEEZ
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -ʼéés | -ʼeez, -ʼiz | -ʼis | -ʼis | -ʼéés |
| Continuative/Diversative | -ʼiz | -ʼiz | -ʼis | -ʼis | -ʼiz |
| Semelfactive | -ʼis | -ʼis | -ʼis | -ʼis | -ʼis |
| Repetitive | -ʼees | -ʼeez | -ʼis | -ʼis | -ʼees |
| Repetitive | -ʼis | — | — | — | — |
| Neuter | — | -ʼeez | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Derived terms
References
- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 326.