-CHOZH

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ču̓ž (“to shatter”).

Often appears with intensive infix -x- in bases related to popping or bursting.

Root

-CHOZH

  1. to pop, to bubble, to burst

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
l adjectival S is effervescent
l successive

S pops, spurts

S pops O

  2. to eat leafy matter, to graze

Theme Category Bases + Unspec object
O + ł operative

S eats O

  • yiʼniiłchóósh (MOM)
  • niyíłchóósh
  • —
  • —
  • yiłchozh (DUR)

S eats

  • yiʼniiłchóósh (MOM)
  • niʼíłchóósh
  • táʼdíłchóósh (DIV)
  • naʼałchozh (CONT)
  • ałchozh (DUR)
O + l operative

S overeats O

  • néineeshchóósh (MOM)
  • ńdínílchóósh

S overeats

  • náʼneeshchóósh (MOM)

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -chóósh -chozh -chosh -chosh -chóósh
DUR -chozh -chozh -chosh -chosh -chosh
SEM -chosh -chosh -chosh -chosh -chosh
NEUTER -chosh - - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to eat:

to pop:

to bubble:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHOZH (pop)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHOZH (eat leafy)

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