-TʼAʼ in Navajo

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Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *tʼɑɢ (“to fly”). Cognate root found in Ahtna nitʼak (“it arrived flying”), Gwich'in naałtʼak (“I flew a plane”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*tʼɑɢ||to fly}} Proto-Athabaskan *tʼɑɢ (“to fly”), {{cog|aht|nitʼak||it arrived flying}} Ahtna nitʼak (“it arrived flying”), {{cog|gwi|naałtʼak||I flew a plane}} Gwich'in naałtʼak (“I flew a plane”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -TʼAʼ

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        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gwi",
        "2": "naałtʼak",
        "3": "",
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      },
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"-TʼAʼ" meaning in Navajo

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