aʼaał

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See also: A.A.A.L.

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-ʼaał (durative imperfective stem of root -ʼAAL, “to eat a hard object”).

Verb

aʼaał (intransitive)

  1. he/she is chewing (something hard or tough)
  2. he/she is eating (something hard or tough)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ashʼaał iitʼaał daʼiitʼaał
2nd person íʼaał ohʼaał daʼohʼaał
3rd person aʼaał daʼaʼaał
4th person ajiʼaał daʼjiʼaał
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ííʼaal iitʼaal daʼiitʼaal
2nd person ííníʼaal ooʼaal daʼooʼaal
3rd person ííʼaal daʼííʼaal
4th person ajííʼaal daʼjííʼaal
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeeshʼał adiitʼał daʼdiitʼał
2nd person adííʼał adoohʼał daʼdoohʼał
3rd person adooʼał daʼdooʼał
4th person azhdooʼał dazhʼdooʼał

Verbal stems

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼaał
  • PERFECTIVE: -ʼaal
  • FUTURE: -ʼał
  • ITERATIVE: -ʼał
  • OPTATIVE: -ʼaał

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