-ZHIL

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *zhil (“to yell, shout”)

Root

-ZHIL

  1. to breathe, inhale

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous -zhííł -zhil -zhił -zhił -zhííł
Momentaneous2 -zhííd -zhil -zhił -zhił -zhííd

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHIL (breathe)
iizhííd

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 773
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