-CHXǪʼ
Navajo
Etymology
Unclear. Possibly related to the root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ (“to smell”), from Proto-Athabaskan *čən (“to smell, to stink”). Contains the emphatic infix -x-.
Root
-CHXǪʼ
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -chxǫǫh | -chxǫʼ | -chxǫǫł | -chxǫǫh | -chxǫǫh |
| Continuative | -chxǫʼ | -chxǫʼ | -chxǫǫł | -chxǫǫh | -chxǫʼ |
| Neuter absolute | -chǫ́ǫ́ʼí | — | — | — | — |
| Neuter comparative | -chǫ́ʼí | — | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Derived terms
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 96