-YOOD

Etymology

Proto-Athabaskan *ghʸuʼd (“chase, drive”)

Root

-YOOD

  1. to chase, drive
  2. to flee
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ni motion

S flees, drives

  • niidzóód
  • nissóód
  • nanissood (“to herd O”)
  • naniidzood (“to flee from danger”)

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -yóód -yood -yoł -yoʼ -yóód
CONT -yood -yood -yoł -dzoʼ -yood

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -YOOD (flee)

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