-GIZ

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See also: giz, Giz, gız, and -giz

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɢətsʼ (“twist, wring”). Compare Carrier nasguz (“wash wet linen”) and Tanacross nachʼegétth (“wash (especially clothes)”).

In Navajo the momentaneous imperfective stem is attested in the doublet: -géés / -gíís. This root is related with -GEEZ (“to be twisted, crooked”).

Root

-GIZ

1. twist, turn
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ operative

S twists, turns O

↳ anéígéés (ná-REV)
↳ kʼégéés (+d pass.)
di + ∅ adjectival

S is crooked, twisted

2. wash
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ operative

S washes a permeable O

tá + ∅ operative

S washes an impermeable O

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM 1 -géés -giz -gis -gis -géés
MOM 2 -gíís -gis -gis -gis -gíís
DIST -giz -giz -gis -gis -giz
REV -gis -giz -gis -gis -gis
SEM -gis -gis -gis -gis -gis
CONCL -gis -giz -gis -gis -gis
NEUT -gis -gis — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to twist, turn:

to be bent, curved:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GIZ (wash)

Wikious
Boobota
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