-GAII
Navajo
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *ɢɑɣ ~ *ɢɑy (“to be white”). Cognate root found in Ahtna lggay, Gwich'in daagąįį.
The extended meanings of “to be hot” and “to hurt” seem to be specific to Navajo among Athabascan languages.
Root
-GAII
- 1. white
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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łi + ∅ | adjectival |
S is white (neuter impf.) |
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d |
S is white (neuter perf.) |
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∅ |
S becomes white |
S makes O white |
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∅ | motion |
white S moves |
- 2. hot
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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ni + ∅ | adjectival |
S is hot, hurts |
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ni + ∅ |
S becomes hot, hurts |
S makes O hot, hurts O |
Stem set
Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
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TRANS | -gááh | -gaii | -gah | -gah | -gááh |
CONT | -gaah | - | - | - | - |
NEUT | -gai | -gai | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
warm, hot:
to hurt: