-YÉÉL
Navajo
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ̇etɬ’ (“to become dark; to be quiet, calm”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna naghighaetlʼ (“it got dark”), dezghaetlʼ (“it is calm”). Compare also Navajo hił (“darkness”).
Root
-YÉÉL
1. dark
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ł | adjectival |
S is dark
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| ł |
S becomes dark, night
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| yi + Ø | ? |
S dreams
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| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| di + ł (ho) + di + Ø |
adjectival |
S is calm
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| di + ł (ho) + di + Ø |
S becomes calm
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S calms O down
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Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -yeeł | -yéél | -yił | -yił | -yeeł |
| TRANS /CONT | -yeeł | -yeel | -yił | -yił | -yeeł |
| NEUT | -yeeł, yił | -yéél | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -YÉÉL (dark)
Navajo terms belonging to the root -YÉÉL (calm)
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