-NISH

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Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *nəš-x (to move quickly).

Cognate root found in Chipewyan násnís (I move quickly), Northern Tutchone naɣadəlniš (he is working).

Root

-NISH

  1. to work
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
l motion

S works

yinaalnish
ʼa + ∅ motion

work is done

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -níísh -nish -nish -nish -níísh
CONT -nish -nish -nish -nish -nish

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -NISH (work)