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-TÁÁL

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See also: taal, Taal, -taał, and -táál
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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Athabaskan *tatłʼ (to act abruptly with the foot), in bases related to stepping, stomping, kicking. Also occurs in a meaning related to bursting and exploding.

Cognate root found in Ahtna taatlʼ, Carrier əstał (to kick), dîstəł (to explode).

Root

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-TÁÁL

  1. to move the foot

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases
motion

S steps

l

S steps about, is angry,
nervous, S pulsates

di + ∅ motion

S sticks his foot, steps to

(dzi) + ∅ successive

S kicks

Motion:

Successive (without dzi-):

S kicks P

 

 

l motion

S dashes

See also other roots of attacking like -DON (to shoot), -GHAAL (to bat), -TʼOH (to shoot), -TŁʼIN (to sling), -TSXIZ (to whip) etc, for a similar alternation between dzi- (away into space), yíní- (repetitive), yíníi- (semelfactive) and adi- (to be given to —, to be a —er, iterative) in successive themes.

  2. to pop, spurt, fly off

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
l successive

S pops

S pops O

The first two bases are seriative forms of the “dash” theme above.

Stem set

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Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous -taał -táál -tał -tał -taał
Continuative -taał / -tal -táál -tał -tał -taał
Repetitive -tał -táál -tał -tał -tał
SER -tał -táál -tał -tał -tał
Semelfactive -tał -tał -tał -tał -tał

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms
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to act with body:

to pulsate:

to go swiftly, to dash:

to pop:

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Probably identical to the above root. Occurs in Southern Athabaskan in bases related to singing or holding a ceremony.

Compare Ahtna deltatl’ (make a speech), Lower Tanana deltutł (he is talking loudly), Carrier dəztəl (to shout), themselves extension of the bursting / explosion meaning above.

Root

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-TÁÁL

  1. to sing, to hold a ceremony
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ho + ∅ operative

S sings

Stem set

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Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
MOM / DUR -taał -táál -tał -tał -taał
Synonyms
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to sing:

Derived terms
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