álaʼ(“hand”) +-zhoozh(perfective verb stem meaning a group of slender things that are arranged side-by-side in parallel), fromProto-Athabaskan*zhu̓zh, from Pre-Proto-Athabaskan*shuʼsh(possibly meaning to “move or lie in a bunch or pile”).
álázhoozh
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shílázhoozh | nihílázhoozh | danihílázhoozh |
| 2nd person | nílázhoozh | nihílázhoozh | danihílázhoozh |
| 3rd person | bílázhoozh | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yílázhoozh | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hálázhoozh | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | álázhoozh | ||