-NÁÁŁ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "naal"

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-nαɣ̇αɬ (“be in one's presence”). Compare also Navajo anááʼ (“eye”).

This quasi-verb root is alway bounded with possessive prefixes indicating the subject, like in the phrase shinááł, meaning “I witness” (literally, “it is in my presence”).

Root

-NÁÁŁ

1. to witness, to watch, to be in one's presence

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅		S witnesses, watches binááł biʼniinááł (ʼnii-, inchoative)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
?	-nááł	-nááł	-nááł	—	—

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to see, watch:

• -ʼĮ́Į́ʼ
• -TSĄ́

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -NÁÁŁ (witness)