-TAAZ

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See also: taaz

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tatsʼ (“to twist, to roll”).

Root

-TAAZ

  1. to bend, to twist

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ transitional

S becomes bent

S bends O

d ?

S curls, wraps around

↳ yinátas
↳ ałkʼídiitas
l adjectival

S is twisted

∅ motion

S wiggles, squirms

  2. to spin, to twirl

Theme Category Bases Anti-causative (+d)
di + ł successive

S spins O, twirls O

S spins

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -táás -taaz -tas -tas -táás
REV -tas -taaz -tas -tas -tas
REV -taz -taz -tas -tas -taz
REP -tas -tas -tas -tas -tas
SEM -tas -tas -tas -tas -tas
NEUT — -tas — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to spin:

to turn, to twist:

to be curved, bent:

to squirm, to wriggle:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TAAZ (bend)

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