Navajo edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Athabaskan *lənʸ (to flow), possibly from Pre-Proto-Athabaskan *ɬ-hənʸ. The original *-ł- classifier fused with the following segment and, due to a subsequent sonorization, has been reinterpreted as the initial consonant of the stem.

This root occurs almost exclusively in the neuter perfective mode, although the repetitive stem -lį́į́h (< -d- + -łį́į́h) is apparently attested in the toponym Tó Nehelį́į́h (literally where water customarily flows one time after another to a stopping point), derived from the usitative form of neheezlį́ (Young & Morgan, 1991).

Root edit

-LĮ́

  1. to flow
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ / d motion S flows
ahidiilį́ / ahidiidlį́
hadadiilį́
ałtsʼánílį́
binázlį́
naanázlį́
S makes O flow

Stem set edit

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
NEUT - -lį́ - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms edit

water flows:

 

Derived terms edit

Navajo terms belonging to the root -LĮ́ (flow)