-TʼIʼ

From Proto-Athabaskan *t’əkʸ’ (“to be stretched, taut”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna nic’et’ (“it is stretched”) (with metathesis), Gwich'in niint’aii (“it is extended”), Chipewyan nįtʼiy (“it is tight”).

Describes the extension into a line of a slender flexible object as a rope, a wire, and by extension, a fence, a road, rails or a line of people.

-TʼIʼ

1. SFO extends

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TʼIʼ (SFO extends)

Uncertain. Cognate not found in other Athabaskan languages.

There is some variation in the actual stems of the imperfective and perfective modes, both -tʼiʼ and -tʼi being reported by various sources. Perhaps an influence of -TʼIʼabove.

-TʼIʼ

  1. to stagger, to wobble

  2. to go swiftly, to streak

  3. to beat hard, to pound (the heart of a frightened person)

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TʼIʼ (stagger)