From Proto-Athabaskan *te̓l (“to be wide, broad”).
-TEEL
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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∅ | adjectival |
S is wide
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ní + ł | adjectival |
S is wide comparatively |
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ni + l | adjectival |
S has matted and tangled fringes
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2. to range, to roam (as a herd, a tribe)
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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dzi + l | motion |
S roams
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Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
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MOM | -teeł | -teel | -tił | -tił | -teeł |
NEUT | -teel | - | - | - | - |
ABS | -teel | -teel | - | - | - |
COMP | -téél | - | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.