-GHAL
Navajo
Root
-GHAL
- to move in a rolling, undulating, or turning manner; wriggle
- (by extension) to eat meat, move the eyes
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -ghaał | -ghal | -ghał | -ghal | -ghaał |
| Momentaneous | -ghááł | -ghal | -ghał | -ghal | -ghááł |
| CON/DIS | -ghaał | -ghal | -ghał | -gał | -ghaał |
| Continuative | -ghaał | -ghal | -ghał | -ghał | -ghaał |
| Reversitative | -ghal | -ghal | -ghal | -ghal | -ghal |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAL (wriggle)
References
- 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.