ooʼááł

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼááł (progressive stem of root -ʼĄ́, “to handle a solid roundish object”).

Verb

ooʼááł

  1. a day is passing
    nizhónígo ooʼááł ― it is a nice day
  2. it is daytime

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 21
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