-TʼIʼ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *t’əkʸ’ (“to be stretched, taut”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna nic’et’ (“it is stretched”) (with metathesis), Gwich'in niint’aii (“it is extended”), Chipewyan nįtʼiy (“it is tight”).

Describes the extension into a line of a slender flexible object as a rope, a wire, and by extension, a fence, a road, rails or a line of people.

Root

-TʼIʼ

  1. SFO extends
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
Ø extensional

S extends

↳ hoditʼééh
↳ hootʼih
  • ?

S extends O

 
 
Ø

S extends
(above bases in the perf.)

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -tʼééh -tʼiʼ -tʼih -tʼih -tʼééh
CONT -tʼiʼ -tʼiʼ -tʼih -tʼih -tʼiʼ
REV -tʼih -tʼiʼ -tʼih -tʼih -tʼih
NEUTER - -tʼiʼ - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

SFO verbs:

  • -DÉÉL (SFO moves)
  • -LÁ (handle SFO)

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TʼIʼ (SFO extends)

Etymology 2

Etymology uncertain. Cognate not found in other Athabaskan languages.

There is some variation in the actual stems of the imperfective and perfective modes, both -tʼiʼ and -tʼi being reported by various sources. Perhaps an influence of -TʼIʼabove.

Root

-TʼIʼ

  1. to stagger, to wobble

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ʼa + ni + Ø motion

S staggers


  • adínítʼééh (MOM)
  • ńdíʼníitʼééh
  • naʼnitʼi (CONT)
  • anootʼih (PROG)

  2. to go swiftly, to streak

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
dzi + d motion

S goes swiftly

  • tázdítʼééh (MOM)
  • ndzitʼi (CONT)
  • dzootʼih (PROG)

  3. to beat hard, to pound (the heart of a frightened person)

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
dzi + d successive

S beats hard

  • bízdítʼih (REP)

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -tʼééh -tʼiʼ -tʼih -tʼih -tʼééh
CONT -tʼi -tʼi -tʼih -tʼih -tʼi
REP -tʼih - - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to stagger:

to pulsate:

to go swiftly, to dash:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TʼIʼ (stagger)

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