-TSʼĮĮL

-TSʼĮĮL

Navajo

Etymology

In today's Navajo this root is obsolete and appears to be related to -TSʼÍLÍ (“to be clear”).

Root

-TSʼĮĮL

1. to be clear, shiny

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
ł	transitional	S becomes clear, shiny yiiłtsʼįįł (TRANS)
ni + ł	adjectival	S is clear, crystal white niłtsʼį́į́l (NEUT)					} Stem set Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT TRANS -tsʼįįł -tsʼįįl -tsʼįł -tsʼįł -tsʼįįł NEUT -tsʼį́į́l - - - - See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation. Synonyms to glitter, glisten: -DÍÍN -CHIŁ -SǪS Derived terms Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSʼĮĮL (clear)