-TSʼIʼ

Root

-TSʼIʼ

  1. to pinch, grasp with claws
  2. to tiptoe

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous -tsʼiih -tsʼiʼ -tsʼih -tsʼih -tsʼiih
Semelfactive -tsʼih -tsʼih -tsʼih -tsʼih -tsʼih
Continuative -tsʼiʼ -tsʼiʼ -tsʼih -tsʼih -tsʼiʼ
Repetitive -tsʼiih
CONAT -tsʼiih
Neuter -tsʼiʼ, -tsʼih

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSʼIʼ (pinch)

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 349.