achʼííʼ
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *-čʼiˑkʸ-əʔ (“guts, intestines”).[1] Possibly related to the root -CHʼÍÍʼ (“to burn, be hot, spicy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɑ̀t͡ʃʼíːʔ/
Noun
achʼííʼ
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shichʼííʼ | nihichʼííʼ | danihichʼííʼ |
| 2nd person | nichʼííʼ | nihichʼííʼ | danihichʼííʼ |
| 3rd person | bichʼííʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yichʼííʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hachʼííʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | achʼííʼ | ||
Derived terms
- achʼííʼ dootłʼizhí (“small intestine”)
- achʼííʼ yázhí
- naaʼahóóhai bichʼííʼ
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 6
- ^ Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 220