-BAAL

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Etymology

Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *wa̓l (to hang).

Root

-BAAL

  1. FFO hangs
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
positional

S hangs

S hangs O

ná + ∅ ?

S turns quickly

S turns O quickly

successive

S flaps, waves

S flaps or waves O

?

S careens

  • adiibaał
  • haabaał

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:

 
 

to turn, to whirl:

to hang:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -BAAL (FFO hangs)