-NÁ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "na"

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *naʸ (“to move nomadically, to migrate”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna nininaa (“he arrived at a place with a group”).

Root

-NÁ

  1. to move household, to migrate, crowd moves
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ motion

S moves household

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -nééh -ná -nééł -nééh -nééł
DIV -né -ná -nééł -neeh -né

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

crowd or herd moves:

Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -NÁ (migrate) (0 c, 6 e)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Athabaskan *na (“to capture, to enslave”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna elna (“slave”).

Root

-NÁ

  1. to capture
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
O + ł conversive

S captures O

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
CONCL -ná -ná -nááł - -
CONCL -né -ná -nééł - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -NÁ (capture)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Athabaskan *naʸ (“to become depleted”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna tneznaan (“it went to waste”), hwnełnaan (“he won at gambling”).

Root

-NÁ

  1. plural S die, (impf.) plural S get sick

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ conversive

plural S die


  2. to win (in a competition)

Theme Category Bases Personal S (+ł)
ho + ni + ∅ conversive

it wins

S wins

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -nééh -ná -nééł -nééh -nééł
CONCL -né -ná -nééł -nééh -nééł

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to die:

to win:

 


Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -NÁ (die)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -NÁ (win)

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