-TSĄ́Ą́ʼ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tsaa"
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *kʸaˑn (“rain”). Possibly related to the root -TSĄĄD (“to be pregnant”).
Navajo níłtsą́ (“rain”) originates from this root. Other cognates are found in Ahtna caan (“rain”), Dena'ina kun (“rain”), Koyukon konh (“rain”) and Hupa kyangkyoh (“hailstorm”).
Root
-TSĄ́Ą́ʼ
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a + ł | rain(drop) falls
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| ł | adjectival | there is rain, it's rainy
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Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -tsįįh | -tsą́ą́ʼ | -tsįįł | -tsįįh | -tsą́ą́ʼ |
| Continuative | -tsįʼ | -tsą́ą́ʼ | -tsįįł | -tsįįh | -tsįʼ |
| Neuter | — | -tsą́ | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSĄ́Ą́ʼ (rain falls)