-ł-
-ł- - Navajo
Prefix
-ł-
The -ł- causative -transitivizing prefix of active verbs that modifies the transitivity or valence and grammatical voice of a verb. It often transitivizes an intransitive -∅- (unmarked) verb:
yibéézh it’s boiling (yi-∅-béézh ) naʼniyęęsh ― something flows about in a meandering fashion (naʼni-∅-yęęsh ) naʼnił hęęsh ― he’s making it flow about in a meandering fashion (naʼni-ł-yęęsh ) siʼą́ a roundish object lies in position (-∅-ʼą́ ) séł ʼą́ ― I keep a roundish object in position (-ł-ʼą́ ) Interfix
-ł-
a consonant that sometimes appears as a ligature between the elements of a compound word.
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