-GHAL
Navajo
[edit]Root
[edit]-GHAL
- to move in a rolling, undulating, or turning manner; wriggle
- (by extension) to eat meat, move the eyes
Stem set
[edit]| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -ghaał | -ghal | -ghał | -ghal | -ghaał |
| MOM | -ghááł | -ghal | -ghał | -ghal | -ghááł |
| CON/DIS | -ghaał | -ghal | -ghał | -gał | -ghaał |
| CON | -ghaał | -ghal | -ghał | -ghał | -ghaał |
| REV | -ghal | -ghal | -ghal | -ghal | -ghal |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Derived terms
[edit]Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAL (wriggle)
Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAL (eat meat)
Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAL (move eyes)
References
[edit]- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 329.