-TŁIIZH

Etymology

Cognate root found in Koyukon tłɨs (“crushed, distorted”) and Tsuut'ina dlish (“spotted”).

Root

-TŁIIZH

  1. dark brown, bruised, stained or spotted with brown
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ adjectival

S is dark, bruised

∅ transitional

S becomes dark, stained

S makes O dark, stains O

  • yiyiiłtłíísh
l successive

S gets bruised

  • yiiltłish (SEM)

S bruises O

  • yiyiiłtłish

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Transitional -tłíísh -tłiizh -tłish -tłish -tłíísh
Semelfactive -tłish -tłish -tłish -tłish -tłish
Neuter — -tłizh — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

dark:

 
 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TŁIIZH (dark brown)
atłish
diltłish
yishtłizh
yítłizh
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