Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ̇etɬ’ (“to become dark; to be quiet, calm”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna naghighaetlʼ (“it got dark”), dezghaetlʼ (“it is calm”). Compare also Navajo hił (“darkness”).
-YÉÉL
1. dark
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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ł | adjectival |
S is dark |
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ł |
S becomes dark, night |
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yi + ∅ | ? |
S dreams
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Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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di + ł (ho) + di + ∅ |
adjectival |
S is calm
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di + ł (ho) + di + ∅ |
S becomes calm |
S calms O down |
Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
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MOM | -yeeł | -yéél | -yił | -yił | -yeeł |
TRANS /CONT | -yeeł | -yeel | -yił | -yił | -yeeł |
NEUT | -yeeł, -yił | -yéél | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.