awótsįʼ
Navajo
Etymology
From awooʼ (“tooth”) + atsįʼ (“meat, flesh”). Compare Ahtna -ghutsenʼ, Lower Tanana -ghutthen'.
Noun
awótsįʼ
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shiwótsįʼ | nihiwótsįʼ | danihiwótsįʼ |
| 2nd person | niwótsįʼ | nihiwótsįʼ | danihiwótsįʼ |
| 3rd person | biwótsįʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yiwótsįʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hawótsįʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | awótsįʼ | ||
Synonyms
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 137.