-MAL
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Etymology edit
Root not found in other Athabaskan languages. Maybe related to mąʼii (“coyote”).
Root edit
-MAL
Theme | Category | Bases | + Unspec object | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
∅ | operative |
S eats O
|
S eats
|
Stem set edit
Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MOM | -maał | -mal | -mał | -mał | -maał |
DUR | -mal | -mal | -mał | -mał | -mal |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms edit
to eat:
- -ʼAAL (hard O)
- -CHOZH (leafy O)
- -DÉÉL (plural O)
- -DLĄ́Ą́ʼ (liquid O)
- -GHAL (meat)
- -KID (chunky O)
- -TSʼEEʼ (mushy O)
- -YĄ́Ą́ʼ
gluttonous: