"-KAI" meaning in Navajo

See -KAI in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *qαxʸ (“to poke, jab, pierce”). Compare Lower Tanana kwyh. Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*qαxʸ||to poke, jab, pierce}} Proto-Athabaskan *qαxʸ (“to poke, jab, pierce”), {{cog|taa|kwyh}} Lower Tanana kwyh Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -KAI
  1. to walk, go (of three or more actors) Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ʼÁÁZH (2 actors), -YÁ (1 actor)
    Sense id: en--KAI-nv-root-2F~SFEPX Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo roots, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "name": "inh"
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      "expansion": "Lower Tanana kwyh",
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    }
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      },
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      "glosses": [
        "to walk, go (of three or more actors)"
      ],
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          "walk",
          "walk"
        ],
        [
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          "go"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-ʼÁÁZH (2 actors)"
        },
        {
          "word": "-YÁ (1 actor)"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-KAI"
}
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  ],
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        "Navajo roots",
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        "to walk, go (of three or more actors)"
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "-ʼÁÁZH (2 actors)"
    },
    {
      "word": "-YÁ (1 actor)"
    }
  ],
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