-YĄ́Ą́ʼ

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Etymology

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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

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-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

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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

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to eat:

Derived terms

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Navajo terms belonging to the root -YĄ́Ą́ʼ (eat)