atsiiʼ
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *tsiʼ (“head”).[1] Compare also Ket тыʼ (təˀ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɑ̀t͡sʰìːʔ/
Noun
atsiiʼ
- (anatomy) hair (of the head)
- Bitsiiʼ ayóó áníłnéezgo tʼóó baa yánízin. ― He’s ashamed of his long hair.
- (anatomy) head
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sitsiiʼ | nihitsiiʼ | danihitsiiʼ |
| 2nd person | nitsiiʼ | nihitsiiʼ | danihitsiiʼ |
| 3rd person | bitsiiʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yitsiiʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hatsiiʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | atsiiʼ | ||
See also
- ákáshtłʼo (“body hair”)
References
- ^ Sharon Hargus, Keren Rice (2005) Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 94