-NISH

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

  • dilníísh (Ø-MOM)
  • ńdínílníísh (“good start”)
  • ńdiilníísh (“start”)
  • tádílníísh
  • chʼélníísh (ni-MOM)
  • niilníísh
  • naalnish (CONT)
↳ yinaalnish
  • yilnish (PROG)
ʼa + Ø 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)

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