-JAAʼ
See also: jaa
Navajo
[edit]Root
[edit]-JAAʼ
- to handle, move PlO2 (plural objects, usually small and in large number, such as seeds)
Stem set
[edit]| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -jááh | -jaaʼ | -jih | -jih | -jááh |
| Continuative | -jaah | -jaaʼ | -jih | -jih | -jaah |
| Distributive | -jaah | -jaaʼ | -jih | -jih | -jaah |
| Conative | -jih | -jaaʼ | -jih | -jih | -jih |
| Neuter | — | -jaaʼ | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]| Navajo Handle Themes | to move it | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Examples | Theme | ||
| SRO | generic | ∅ | -ʼĄ́ | yiʼaah |
| SFO | rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate |
∅ | -LÁ | yilé |
| FFO | sheet, paper | ł | -TSOOZ | yiłtsóós |
| SSO | stick, pole | ∅ | -TĄ́ | yitįįh |
| AnO | animate, doll | ł | -TĮ́ | yiłteeh |
| NCM | wig, hay; fog | ł | -JOOL | yiłjooł |
| MM | butter; frog | ∅ | -TŁÉÉʼ | yitłeeh |
| LPB | load, burden | ∅ | -YĮ́ | yiyeeh |
| PlO1 | severality | ∅ | -NIL | yinííł |
| PlO2 | profusion | ∅ | -JAAʼ | yijááh |
| OC | severality/profusion in a container |
∅ | -KĄ́ | yikaah |