-YEH
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣe, probably meaning 'to give bride-price gifts.' Related to hayé (“brother/sister-in-law”).
Root
-YEH
- to give a bride-price, pay for sexual favors
- to marry
- to philander
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -yééh | -yeh | -yeh | -yeh, -geh | -yééh |
| Continuative | -yeh | -yeh | -yeh | -yeh, -geh | -yeh |
| Semelfactive | -yeh | -yeh | -yeh | -yeh, -geh | -yeh |
| Neuter | -yééh | — | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -YEH (marry)
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 693