-YĄ́Ą́ʼ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "yaa"

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *hanʸ (“to eat”).

The first consonant fuses with the preceding consonant from classifiers or subject prefixes, resulting in various alternations : YĄ́Ą́ʼ, DĄ́Ą́ʼ, SĄ́Ą́ʼ, SHĄ́Ą́ʼ, ZĄ́Ą́ʼ.

Compare also Navajo dą́ą́ʼ (“food, corn”).

Root

-YĄ́Ą́ʼ

  1. to eat
Theme Category Bases + Unspec object
O + ∅ operative

S eats O

S eats

O + d operative

S overeats O

S overeats

O + ł operative

S feeds P with O

S feeds P

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -yį́į́h -yą́ą́ʼ -yį́į́ł -yį́į́h -yą́ą́ʼ
DUR -yą́ -yą́ą́ʼ -yį́į́ł -yį́į́h -yą́ą́ʼ
CONT -yą́ʼ -yą́ą́ʼ -yįįł -yįįh -yą́ʼ

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to eat:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -YĄ́Ą́ʼ (eat)

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