-TSOOZ
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *kʸu̓z, classificatory root for flat flexible objects, as fabric, skins or paper.
Cognate root found in Koyukon yitłkuł (“he has it (a blanket) there”), Carrier tətšus (“to carry it off (as sheets)”).
Root
-TSOOZ
- to handle FFO
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O + ł | motion |
S handles FFO |
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| ł | positional |
FFO is in position |
S keeps FFO in position
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| hi + yíní + ł | positional |
FFO hangs or dangles
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Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -tsóós | -tsooz | -tsos | -tsos | -tsóós |
| Continuative | -tsoos | -tsooz | -tsos | -tsos | -tsoos |
| Neuter | — | -tsooz | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
FFO verbs:
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSOOZ (handle FFO)
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 617