"w-" meaning in Navajo

See w- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|nv|prefix}} w-
  1. A peg element added to 2nd person plural ∅-imperfective verbs and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person optative verbs to fit syllable shape restraints Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-w--nv-prefix-nv:peg_element Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo links with redundant target parameters, Navajo links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 29 9 3 4 3 4 14 15 9 3 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 8 4 5 4 5 12 13 12 3 8 Related terms: sh- (alt: yi), ii- (alt: y), deii-, ni-, oh- (alt: w), daah-, yi-, daa-, ji-, daji-, wósh-, woo(d)-, wóó-, wooh-, wó-, jó-, hó-
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "w-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant target parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 9 3 4 3 4 14 15 9 3 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 8 4 5 4 5 12 13 12 3 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "oh- + -cha + w- → wohcha (“You (plural) are crying”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A peg element added to 2nd person plural ∅-imperfective verbs and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person optative verbs to fit syllable shape restraints"
      ],
      "id": "en-w--nv-prefix-nv:peg_element",
      "links": [
        [
          "peg element",
          "peg element#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "alt": "yi",
          "word": "sh-"
        },
        {
          "alt": "y",
          "word": "ii-"
        },
        {
          "word": "deii-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ni-"
        },
        {
          "alt": "w",
          "word": "oh-"
        },
        {
          "word": "daah-"
        },
        {
          "word": "yi-"
        },
        {
          "word": "daa-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ji-"
        },
        {
          "word": "daji-"
        },
        {
          "word": "wósh-"
        },
        {
          "word": "woo(d)-"
        },
        {
          "word": "wóó-"
        },
        {
          "word": "wooh-"
        },
        {
          "word": "wó-"
        },
        {
          "word": "jó-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hó-"
        }
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "nv:peg element"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "w-"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "w-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "alt": "yi",
      "word": "sh-"
    },
    {
      "alt": "y",
      "word": "ii-"
    },
    {
      "word": "deii-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ni-"
    },
    {
      "alt": "w",
      "word": "oh-"
    },
    {
      "word": "daah-"
    },
    {
      "word": "yi-"
    },
    {
      "word": "daa-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ji-"
    },
    {
      "word": "daji-"
    },
    {
      "word": "wósh-"
    },
    {
      "word": "woo(d)-"
    },
    {
      "word": "wóó-"
    },
    {
      "word": "wooh-"
    },
    {
      "word": "wó-"
    },
    {
      "word": "jó-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hó-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo links with redundant target parameters",
        "Navajo links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Navajo prefixes",
        "Pages with 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "oh- + -cha + w- → wohcha (“You (plural) are crying”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A peg element added to 2nd person plural ∅-imperfective verbs and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person optative verbs to fit syllable shape restraints"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "peg element",
          "peg element#English"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "nv:peg element"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "w-"
}

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