-CHIIʼ

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *čig (to be red ochre). Often occurs with intensive infix -x- indicating a deeper, browner color tone.

Root

-CHIIʼ

  1. red
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
łi + Ø adjectival

S is red (neuter impf.)

d

S is red (neuter perf.)

Ø

S becomes —

bílátaʼiichííh
  • diichííh
  • ńdiniichxííh

S makes O —

ádiilchííh (+d refl.)
néíyiiłchííh (ná-TRANS)
Ø motion

red S moves

  • naachiih (CONT)
  • yichih (PROG)
Ø conversive

S put ochre on O

ádíchííh (+d refl.)

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
CONCL -chííh -chííʼ -chih -chih -chííh
TRANS -chííh -chiiʼ -chih -chih -chííh
CONT -chiih -chiiʼ -chih -chih -chiih
REP -chih - - - -
NEUT -chííʼ -chiiʼ - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Antonyms

Colors:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHIIʼ (red)

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