-KAL

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Etymology

Also -KAAL.

Root

-KAL

  1. to chop, bat
  2. to lock
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ł successive

S chops, locks O

l successive

S shuts oneself in

l successive

S hits a ball

successive

S hits O repeatedly

motion

S strikes, bats O

motion

S chops O

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM (1) -kaał -kaal -kał -kał -kaał
MOM (2) -kaał -kal -kał -kał -kaał
CONT -kal -kal -kał -kał -kal
REP -kał -kal -kał -kał -kał
SEM -kał -kał -kał -kał -kał

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -KAL (chop)

References

  • Young, Robert, Morgan, William, Midgette, Sally (1992) Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, pages 310-312