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Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *-nαɣ̇αɬ (“be in one's presence”). Compare also Navajo anááʼ (“eye”).
This quasi-verb root is alway bounded with possessive prefixes indicating the subject, like in the phrase shinááł, meaning “I witness” (literally, “it is in my presence”).
Root
-NÁÁŁ
- to witness, to watch, to be in one's presence
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Transitive bases (O + ł)
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S witnesses, watches
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See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
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Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -NÁÁŁ (witness)