-GOʼ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "go"
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *ɢʊ̓k’ (“to bump into, to rush”).
Root
-GOʼ
1. to fall (animate), to rush (stream), to billow (fog)
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | motion |
AnO falls, stream rushes |
S pushes AnO, causes AnO to fall |
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| ʼa + ∅ | motion |
gassy matter billows
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| ∅ |
S is kneeling
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2. to tackle, to butt, to collide; (tr.) to bang O, to hit O
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dzi) + ∅ | successive |
S tackles Motion:
Successive: |
S bangs O
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Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -geeh | -goʼ | -goh | -goh | -geeh |
| Continuative | -goʼ | -goʼ | -goh | -goh | -goʼ |
| SEM / SER | -goh | -goh | -goh | -goh | -goh |
| Neuter | — | -goʼ | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
AnO verbs:
- -TĮ́ (handle AnO)
- -TʼEʼ (propel AnO)
- -TŁIZH (AnO moves)
- -TĮ́ (AnO lies — 1S)
- -TÉÉZH (AnO lie — 2S)
- -JÉÉʼ (AnO lie — 3+S)
water flows:
cloud floats (smoke, fog, dust, stench):
to hit: