-KʼAII

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *qʼ'a̓ɣ̇ (“fat, to be fat”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna lkʼaax (“it is fat”).

Root

-KʼAII

  1. to get fat, to put on weight
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ni + l conversive

S gets fat

  • biʼniilkʼááh (MOM)
  • nilkʼah (CONCL)
  • noolkʼah (PROG)

S fattens O

łi + ∅ adjectival

S gets fat

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -kʼááh -kʼaii -kʼah -kʼah -kʼááh
CONCL -kʼah -kʼah -kʼah -kʼah -kʼah
NEUT -kʼaii — — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -KʼAII (fat)
łikʼaii
yiniłkʼah
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