-KAI
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kai"
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *qαxʸ (“to poke, jab, pierce”). Compare Lower Tanana kwyh.
Root
-KAI
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -kááh | -kai | -kah | -kah | -kááh |
| Continuative | -kai | -kai | -kah | -kah | -kai |
| Diversative | -kai | -kai | -kah | -kah | -kai |
| PROG | -kai | -kai | -kah | -kah | -kah |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
Derived terms
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 332.