-ʼĄ́

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Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ʼa (to handle compact object), with nasalized perfective *ʼa-nʸ.

One of the most productive root occurring in all Athabaskan languages, in a wide range of themes and specialized meanings.

Cognate root found in Ahtna zʼaan (it is in position), yiniʼaan (he arrived carrying it), diniʼaan (he brought the news), nikuniʼaan (it is planned), (sun moves), with similar extended meanings.

Root

-ʼĄ́

  1. to handle SRO

Motion themes:

Theme O + ∅ ʼa + ∅ O + di + ∅ O + ł + d ni + d

 
∅-MOM

  • a
  • di
  • dii
  • ałná
  • ha
  • hadii
  • na
  • ńdíníi
  • yisdá

S handles SRO
 

S moves
(the sun)

S handles abstract O
(a song); S relaxes O

S carries O
(fire)

S moves head
 

ni-MOM

  • chʼi
  • ni#

 

 

 

 

 

CONT

PROG

Misc.

Theme ho + ∅ O + di + d ádąąh O + d

 
∅-MOM

  • di
  • di+hi

S plans, suggests,
complains

S carries food
 

S puts O on self
(head, finger)

ni-MOM

  • chʼi
  • ni#
  • ni#dini

 

 

 

CONT

PROG

Other themes:

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
positional

SRO is in position

hazʼą́

S keeps SRO in position

SRO gets in position

hooʼaah

S sets SRO in position

hoołʼaah

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -ʼaah -ʼą́ -ʼááł -ʼááh -ʼááł
CONT -ʼá -ʼą́ -ʼaał -ʼááh -ʼaał
TRANS -ʼaah -ʼaʼ -ʼaał -ʼaah -ʼaał
NEUT -ʼą́

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

SRO verbs:

to sing:

to act with body:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ʼĄ́ (handle SRO)