ásaaʼ
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Etymology edit
Possibly Proto-Athabaskan *usa̓sakʸ, suggested to be of Eskimo-Aleut origin, compare Aleut isxatix (“grass basket”). Cognate with Chiricahua ʼísaa, Eyak ʼishXah, Tsuut'ina ʼásaʼ, Dena'ina isukʼ.
Noun edit
ásaaʼ (possessed form beʼésaʼ)
Inflection edit
possessives of ásaaʼ
singular | duoplural | plural | |
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1st person | sheʼésaʼ | niheʼésaʼ | daniheʼésaʼ |
2nd person | neʼésaʼ | niheʼésaʼ | daniheʼésaʼ |
3rd person | beʼésaʼ | ||
4th person (3o) | yeʼésaʼ | ||
4th person (3a) | hweʼésaʼ |
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possessives of ásaaʼ
singular | duoplural | plural | |
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1st person | sheʼésaaʼ | niheʼésaaʼ | daniheʼésaaʼ |
2nd person | neʼésaaʼ | niheʼésaaʼ | daniheʼésaaʼ |
3rd person | beʼésaaʼ | ||
4th person (3o) | yeʼésaaʼ | ||
4th person (3a) | hweʼésaaʼ |
Derived terms edit
- ásaah (“into a pot”)
- ásaatsʼiil (“potsherd”)
- ásaaʼtsoh (“large pot, vase”)
- ásaaʼyázhí (“small pot, jar”)
References edit
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992) Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 10