-ZO
See also: Appendix:Variations of "zo"
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *zʊɣ̇ (“to scrape”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna zogh (“to scrape”), Carrier təszoh (“to rake it”), Lower Tanana dhwx (“to scrape”).
In Southern Athabaskan, the root evolved to mean “to mark”, “to draw a line or a border”. In Navajo, it is also found in bases related to the four operations.
Root
-ZO
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O + ∅ | successive |
S marks |
2. to add, to subtract, to multiply
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O + ∅ | ? |
S adds...
|
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -zóóh | -zo | -zoh | -zoh | -zóóh |
| Continuative | -zo | -zo | -zoh | -zoh | -zo |
| Semelfactive | -zoh | -zoh | -zoh | -zoh | -zoh |
| Neuter | — | -zo | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.