Talk:Náátsʼózí
Add topicLatest comment: 12 years ago by Stephen G. Brown in topic Náátsʼózídę́ę́ʼ
Entry for Náátsʼózídę́ę́ʼ needed. 71.66.97.228 08:53, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
- Why Náátsʼózídę́ę́ʼ? The suffix -dę́ę́ʼ can be added to almost any word. There are some specific adverbs that are very common such as náhookǫsdę́ę́ʼ that should have entries, but I don’t see how "from the Orient" is any different to "from Japan", "from New York", "from California", or "from Europe". —Stephen (Talk) 09:45, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
That etymology isn't made clear in any entry at Wiktionary. 71.66.97.228 18:41, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
- I have no idea what the etymology of -dę́ę́ʼ is. —Stephen (Talk) 04:17, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
That isn't what I meant. If there is no entry for Náátsʼózídę́ę́ʼ, it is not made clear for readers at any entry (in the "Etymology" section or elsewhere) what the component parts of "Náátsʼózídę́ę́ʼ" mean. 71.66.97.228 05:28, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
- It is expected that one will learn enough of the language to figure such things out. You won’t find every Hungarian noun with the -ba/-be suffix, nor every Turkish noun with the -da/-de suffix, either. These things are elementary and SoP. For the same reason, no dictionary, domestic or foreign, lists every English word with 's/s'. Some things are better left to grammars than to dictionaries. —Stephen (Talk) 05:47, 31 August 2012 (UTC)