shijaaʼ
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Navajo
Etymology
si- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -jaaʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -JAAʼ, “to handle a profusion of objects”).
Pronunciation
Verb
shijaaʼ
- they lie somewhere, are located somewhere (profusion of small, visually difficult to count objects as sand, seeds or pebbles)
Usage notes
This verb is limited to expression in the singular third person and refers to one group of small items. For multiple groups, use the verb naazhjaaʼ.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
Derived terms
Related terms
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| Navajo Classificatory Themes | Single object lies around (Handle stem) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Examples | Handle | Propel | Moves | ||
| SRO | generic | ∅-ʼĄ́ | ∅-NEʼ | l-TSʼID | siʼą́ | |
| SFO | rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate |
∅-LÁ | ł / ∅ -DÉÉL | silá | ||
| FFO | sheet, paper | ł-TSOOZ | ∅-ʼAH | ∅-NAʼ | siłtsooz | |
| SSO | stick, pole | ∅-TĄ́ | ł-TʼEʼ | ∅-KĘ́Ę́Z | sitą́ | |
| AnO | animate, doll | ł-TĮ́ | ∅-GOʼ | ∅-TŁIZH | sitį́ | |
| NCM | wig, hay; fog | ł / ł / ∅ -JOOL | shijool | |||
| MM | butter; frog | ∅-TŁÉÉʼ | ł-YĘ́Ę́ZH | sitłééʼ | ||
| LPB | load, burden | ∅-YĮ́ | siyį́ | |||
| PlO1 | severality | ∅-NIL | ni-∅ | -DEEʼ | sinil | |
| PlO2 | profusion | ∅-JAAʼ | ł-KAAD | ∅-KAAD | shijaaʼ | |
| OC | severality/profusion in a container |
∅-KĄ́ | ł-DÁÁZ | siką́ | ||
| Flat | toppled wall, blanket, bushes |
— | — | — | sikaad | |
| Bulk | boulder | ł-ZHÓÓD | — | l-ZHÓÓD | shizhóód | |
| Stream | liquid, sand, dust | ∅-ZIID | — | — | siziid | |
| Navajo Positional Themes | Single object in position (Intrans. Neuter) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Number of participants |
Intransitive | Transitive | Root | |||
| Active | Neuter | Active | Neuter | ||||
| LIE | 1 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -TĮ́ | sitį́ |
| 2 | -TÉÉZH | shitéézh | |||||
| 3+ | -JÉÉʼ | shijééʼ | |||||
| SIT | 1 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -DÁ | sidá |
| 2 | -KÉ | siké | |||||
| 3+ | dini-∅ | hí-(-TĄ́) | dini-ł | — | -BIN | — | |
| STAND | 1 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -ZĮʼ | sizį́ |
Noun
shijaaʼ
- my ear
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shijaaʼ | nihijaaʼ | danihijaaʼ |
| 2nd person | nijaaʼ | nihijaaʼ | danihijaaʼ |
| 3rd person | bijaaʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yijaaʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hajaaʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | ajaaʼ | ||
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