-CHA

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cha"

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *čʷe̓ɣ (“to cry”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna tsagh (“he is crying”).

Root

-CHA

  1. to cry
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ operative

S cries

  • haachééh (MOM)
  • iʼniichééh
  • hadíníchééh (“too much”)
  • yicha (DUR)
  • áhodicha (“pretend”)

S makes O cry

  • hayiyiłchééh

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous -chééh -cha -chah -chah -chééh
Continuative -cha -cha -chah -chah -cha

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHA (cry)
bichaʼachʼííʼ
haachééh
yicha
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