-DZIL
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Athabaskan *dzəl (“to be solid, firm, thick”). Compare also Navajo dziil (“strength”) and dził (“mountain”).
Root
[edit]-DZIL
1. to make an effort, to strain
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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| l | motion |
S is straining, makes an effort
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| d |
S is straining
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| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ł | operative |
S stiffens
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| ł | adjectival |
S is strong, firm, able to endure P
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| ∅ | adjectival |
S is strong |
Stem set
[edit]| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -dzííł | -dzil | -dził | -dził | -dzííł |
| CONT | -dzil | -dzil | -dził | -dził | -dzil |
| DUR | -dził | -dzil | -dził | -dził | -dził |
| NEUT | -dzil | - | - | - | - |
| NEUT | -dziil | - | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.