-NÁÁŁ
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "naal"
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Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
-NÁÁŁ
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | |||
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∅ | S witnesses, watches
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Stem set[edit]
Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
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? | -nááł | -nááł | -nááł | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.