-CHʼI

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tšʼʷəy ~ *tšʼʷi (“wind blows”).

Root

-CHʼI

  1. to blow (as air, wind, breeze)
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
Ø motion

S blows

  • — (Ø-MOM)
  • iichʼííh
  • dichʼííh
  • haachʼííh
  • ahééhéchʼííh
  • bináchʼííh
  • yíchʼííh (ni-MOM)
  • chʼéchʼííh
  • naachʼi (CONT)
  • yichʼih (PROG)
  • binááchʼih

S produces a current of air on O

  • yoołchʼííh

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -chʼííh -chʼi -chʼih -chʼih -chʼííh
CONT -chʼi -chʼi -chʼih -chʼih -chʼi

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHʼI (blow)

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