-KÁÁL

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *kal (“spread out, stretch out”).

Root

-KÁÁL

  1. to stretch out, to spread
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ni + ł successive

S sets O in a circle

  • ahééniníłkáál
  • ahééniʼníłkáál
  • binánéłkáál (“to encircle S with O”)
  • nánéłkáál
  • nininíłkááł (“to set O in a line as far as a stopping point”)
ni + ł successive

S is setting O along a line

  • neeshkáál
ni + l adjectival

S extends in a line

  • neelkáál
  • dínéeskáál
  • nanoolkáál (“S hangs down in a row”)
l adjectival

S sticks up, stretches

  • yaalkaal
  • yíníshkaal

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -kááł -kááł -kááł -kááł -kááł
NEUT -kaal -káál — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Category:Navajo terms belonging to the root -KÁÁL (spread)

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