-BĄ́Ą́Z
Navajo
Etymology
The root -BĄ́Ą́Z (“hooplike, ringlike shape”) is cognate with the root -MÁÁZ (“globular, spherical, ball-like shape”), both possibly originating from Proto-Athabaskan *wątsʼ (“roll”). Cognate with Ahtna baatsʼ, Lower Tanana botth.
Root
-BĄ́Ą́Z
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | motion |
S rolls |
S rolls O, drives O
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| ∅ | adjectival |
S is circular, curved |
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous/Continuative | -bąąs | -bą́ą́z | -bąs | -bąs | -bąąs |
| Neuter | — | -bąs | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.