-NÁÁŁ
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *-nαɣ̇αɬ (“be in one's presence”). Compare also Navajo anááʼ (“eye”).
This quasi-verb root is alway bounded with possessive prefixes indicating the subject, like in the phrase shinááł, meaning “I witness” (literally, “it is in my presence”).
Root
-NÁÁŁ
- to witness, to watch, to be in one's presence
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||||||||||||||
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Ø | S witnesses, watches
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See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation. Synonymsto see, watch:
Derived termsNavajo terms belonging to the root -NÁÁŁ (witness) |