-KʼAIʼ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kai"

Root

-KʼAIʼ

  1. to spread the legs, straddle

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -kʼáíí -kʼaiʼ -kʼaih -kʼaiʼ -kʼáíí
SEM/REP -kʼaih -kʼaih -kʼaih -kʼaih -kʼaih
NEU — -kʼaiʼ — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -KʼAIʼ (spread legs)
iikʼáíí
kʼaiʼ
yiikʼai
yikʼaih

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 334.
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