-TSĄ́Ą́ʼ
Navajo
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Athabaskan *kʸan (“rain”). Possibly related to the root -TSĄĄD (“to be pregnant”).
Navajo níłtsą́ (“rain”) originates from this root. Other cognates are found in Ahtna caan (“rain”), Dena'ina kun (“rain”), Koyukon konh (“rain”) and Hupa kyangkyoh (“hailstorm”).
Root
edit-TSĄ́Ą́ʼ
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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a + ł | rain(drop) falls
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ł | adjectival | there is rain, it's rainy
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Stem set
editAspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
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MOM | -tsįįh | -tsą́ą́ʼ | -tsįįł | -tsįįh | -tsą́ą́ʼ |
DIST | -tsįʼ | -tsą́ą́ʼ | -tsįįł | -tsįįh | -tsįʼ |
NEUT | - | -tsą́ | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.