shijaaʼ

Navajo

Etymology

si- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -jaaʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -JAAʼ, “to handle a profusion of objects”).

Verb

shijaaʼ

1. 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

• kin shijaaʼ

Related terms

• naazhjaaʼ
• neijaah
• yijááh
• yíjááh
• yoojih

See also

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

1. my ear

   Shinááʼ, áchį́į́h, azééʼ, shijaaʼ. ― My eyes, my nose, my mouth, my ears.

   Shinááʼ áchį́į́h azééʼ shijaaʼ. ― My eyes and nose are in my mouth.

Inflection

possessives of shijaaʼ

	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