-CHʼI
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *tšʼʷəy ~ *tšʼʷi (“wind blows”).
Root
-CHʼI
- to blow (as air, wind, breeze)
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | motion |
S blows
|
S produces a current of air on O
|
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -chʼííh | -chʼi | -chʼih | -chʼih | -chʼííh |
| Continuative | -chʼííh | -chʼi | -chʼih | -chʼih | -chʼííh |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHʼI (blow)
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 104