-BAAʼ
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *wâˑx̣, *əbaˑ. Cognate with Lower Tanana ba, Wailaki bah.
Root
-BAAʼ
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -bááh | -baaʼ | -bah | -bah | -bááh |
| Continuative | -baah | -baaʼ | -bah | -bah | -baah |
| Diversitative | -baah | -baaʼ | -bah | -bah | -baah |
| Cursive | -bááh, -bah | — | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Derived terms
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 44