-DZĮ́Į́Z

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *hus (“to stretch”), from Pre-Proto-Athabaskan *həwəs. Cognate with -LÓÓZ (“to lead”) and -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z (“to pull”).

Root

-DZĮ́Į́Z

to pull, to drag, to tow

Theme

Category

Bases

Transitive bases (O + ł)

O + Ø

motion

S pulls O, drags O

yidzį́į́s (Ø-MOM)
iidzį́į́s
yididzį́į́s
yidiidzį́į́s
haidzį́į́s
neidzį́į́s
néidiidzį́į́s (ńdii-, “pick up”)
táididzį́į́s
yisdéídzį́į́s
yídzį́į́s (ni-MOM)
chʼíídzį́į́s
niyídzį́į́s
neidzį́į́s (CONT)
yoodzį́į́s (PROG)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM / CONT	-dzį́į́s	-dzį́į́z	-dzį́į́s	-dzį́į́s	-dzį́į́s

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to pull, to drag:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -DZĮ́Į́Z (pull)

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