-DZĮ́Į́Z
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *hus (“to stretch”), from Pre-Proto-Athabaskan *həwəs. Cognate with -LÓÓZ (“to lead”) and -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z (“to pull”).
Root
-DZĮ́Į́Z
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O + Ø | motion |
S pulls O, drags O
|
Stem set
Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MOM / CONT | -dzį́į́s | -dzį́į́z | -dzį́į́s | -dzį́į́s | -dzį́į́s |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to pull, to drag: