-YIZ

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See also: yiz and -yiz

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ̇əz (“to turn, to whirl”).

Root

-YIZ

  1. to turn
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ motion

S slides (as a boulder)

ná + ∅ successive

S turns around slowly

S turns O around slowly

l motion

S rushes, stampedes (a crowd, a herd)

l ?

S wiggles, zigzags, jerks, dodges

S wiggles O

S is startled

S startles O

ni + ∅ adjectival

S is cylindrical, tubular

S gets —

S makes O —

Note: cf. The pair níyiz / yiniłhis parallels the pair nímas / yiniłmas, but YM doesn't call the latter a Conclusive aspect?

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -yéés -yiz -yis -yis -yéés
CONT -yiz -yiz -yis -yis -yiz
REP -yiz - - - -
SEM -yis -yis -yis -yis -yis
CONCL -yis -yis -yis -yis -yis
NEUT - -yiz - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to slide:

to wiggle, to squirm:

to be nervous:

 

to rock, to sway:

to turn:

to twirl:

crowd or herd moves:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -YIZ (turn)

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia