-BAAL
Navajo
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *wa̓l (“to hang”).
Root
-BAAL
- FFO hangs
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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Ø | positional | S hangs
| S hangs O
| ||||
ná + Ø | ? | S turns quickly
| S turns O quickly
| ||||
Ø | successive | S flaps, waves
| S flaps or waves O
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Ø | ? | S careens
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Stem set
Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MOM | -baał | -baal | -bał | -bał | -baał |
REV | -bał | -baal | -bał | -bał | -bał |
REP | -bal | - | - | - | - |
SEM | -bał | -bał | -bał | -bał | -bał |
NEUTER | - | -baal | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
FFO verbs:
- -TSOOZ (handle FFO)
- -ʼAH (propel FFO)
- -NAʼ (FFO moves)
- -KAAD (flatness lies)
- -TIʼ (spread a FFO)
to turn, to whirl:
- -DIZ
- -GIZ
- -TAAZ
- -YIZ (slowly)
to hang:
- -CHʼĄ́Ą́L
- -LOʼ
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -BAAL (FFO hangs)