-TʼÉ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "te"
Navajo
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Athabaskan *tʼe (“roast, cook”). Cognate with Lower Tanana t'ath, t'a.
Root
-TʼÉ
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | conversive | S roasts, cooks
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S roasts O, cooks O
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| ∅ | adjectival | S is roasted, cooked |
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -tʼees | -tʼé | -tʼis | -tʼis | -tʼees |
| Conclusive | -tʼees | -tʼé | -tʼis | -tʼis | -tʼees |
| Neuter | — | -tʼé | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
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 535.