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Navajo
Etymology
Root not found in other Athabaskan languages. Maybe related to mąʼii (“coyote”).
Root
-MAL
- to gobble, to eat quickly
Stem set
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -MAL (gobble)