naazyį́
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Etymology edit
na- (atelic, circuital) + -z- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -YĮ́, “to handle loads, packs, burdens”).
Verb edit
naazyį́
- they (loads or packs) lie around somewhere, are located somewhere
- they (bodies of water) lie around somewhere, are located somewhere
Usage notes edit
This verb is limited to expression in the third person and refers to multiple items. Also occurs with distributive da- as ndaazyį́, referring to a plurality of objects lying in groups.
For a single item, use the verb siyį́.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.
Conjugation edit
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
PERFECTIVE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
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3rd person | (siyį́) | naazyį́ | ndaazyį́ |
See also edit
Navajo Classificatory Themes | Plural objects lie around (Handle stem) | |||||
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Class | Examples | Handle | Propel | Moves | ||
SRO | generic | ∅-ʼĄ́ | ∅-NEʼ | l-TSʼID | naazʼą́ | |
SFO | rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate |
∅-LÁ | ł / ∅ -DÉÉL | naazlá | ||
FFO | sheet, paper | ł-TSOOZ | ∅-ʼAH | ∅-NAʼ | naastsooz | |
SSO | stick, pole | ∅-TĄ́ | ł-TʼEʼ | ∅-KĘ́Ę́Z | naaztą́ | |
AnO | animate, doll | ł-TĮ́ | ∅-GOʼ | ∅-TŁIZH | naaztį́ | |
NCM | wig, hay; fog | ł / ł / ∅ -JOOL | naazhjool | |||
MM | butter; frog | ∅-TŁÉÉʼ | ł-YĘ́Ę́ZH | naaztłééʼ | ||
LPB | load, burden | ∅-YĮ́ | naazyį́ | |||
PlO1 | severality | ∅-NIL | ni-∅ | -DEEʼ | naaznil | |
PlO2 | profusion | ∅-JAAʼ | ł-KAAD | ∅-KAAD | naazhjaaʼ | |
OC | severality/profusion in a container |
∅-KĄ́ | ł-DÁÁZ | naazką́ | ||
Flat | toppled wall, blanket, bushes |
— | — | — | naazkaad | |
Bulk | boulder | ł-ZHÓÓD | — | l-ZHÓÓD | naazhóód | |
Stream | liquid, sand, dust | ∅-ZIID | — | — | naaziid |
Navajo Positional Themes | Plural objects in position (Intrans. Neuter) | ||||||
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Position | Number of participants |
Intransitive | Transitive | Root | |||
Active | Neuter | Active | Neuter | ||||
LIE | 1 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -TĮ́ | naaztį́ |
2 | -TÉÉZH | naazhtéézh | |||||
3+ | -JÉÉʼ | naazhjééʼ | |||||
SIT | 1 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -DÁ | naazdá |
2 | -KÉ | naazké | |||||
3+ | dini-∅ | hí-(-TĄ́) | dini-ł | — | -BIN | naháaztą́ | |
STAND | 1 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -ZĮʼ | naazį́ |