ásaaʼ
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly Proto-Athabaskan *usa̓sakʸ, suggested to be of Eskimo-Aleut origin, compare Aleut isxatix (“grass basket”). Cognate with Chiricahua ʼísaa, Eyak ʼishXah, Tsuut'ina ʼásaʼ, Dena'ina isukʼ.
Noun
[edit]ásaaʼ (possessed form beʼésaʼ)
Inflection
[edit]possessives of ásaaʼ
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sheʼésaʼ | niheʼésaʼ | daniheʼésaʼ |
| 2nd person | neʼésaʼ | niheʼésaʼ | daniheʼésaʼ |
| 3rd person | beʼésaʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yeʼésaʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hweʼésaʼ | ||
- or
possessives of ásaaʼ
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sheʼésaaʼ | niheʼésaaʼ | daniheʼésaaʼ |
| 2nd person | neʼésaaʼ | niheʼésaaʼ | daniheʼésaaʼ |
| 3rd person | beʼésaaʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yeʼésaaʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hweʼésaaʼ | ||
Derived terms
[edit]- ásaah (“into a pot”)
- ásaatsʼiil (“potsherd”)
- ásaaʼtsoh (“large pot, vase”)
- ásaaʼyázhí (“small pot, jar”)
References
[edit]- Young, Robert, Morgan, William, Midgette, Sally (1992) Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 10