-CHĄ́Ą́ʼ

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *ča(nʸ) ~ *čʷa(nʸ) (to become exhausted).

Cognate root found in Ahtna nininitsaan (he came exhausted), Chipewyan nínįtsąʼ (he is tired).

Occurs in Navajo in bases related to “fleeing” and “running”.

Root

-CHĄ́Ą́ʼ

  1. to flee, to run out
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ni + ∅ motion

S flees

S chases O

ahi + ni + l motion

two S run

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -chééh -chą́ą́ʼ -chééł -chééh -chééł
CONT -ché -chą́ą́ʼ -chééł -chééh -chééł

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to run:

to flee:

to run out, to exhaust:

 
 
Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ (flee)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Athabaskan *čən (to smell, to stink).

Cognate root found in Ahtna ukoltsen (it smells), Gwich'in yahtsan (he smells it).

Root

-CHĄ́Ą́ʼ

  1. to smell, to sniff
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ł / l adjectival

S smells

ł conversive

S smells O

ałchin
ádílchin
di + l motion

S sniffs

S sniffs for O

∅ / l ?

S knows about

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -chįįh -chą́ą́ʼ -chįįł -chįįh -chą́ą́ʼ
CONCL -chin -chą́ą́ʼ -chį́į́ł -chįįh -chą́ą́ʼ
CONT -chą́ą́ʼ -chą́ą́ʼ -chį́į́ł -chį́į́h -chą́ą́ʼ
CON -chį́į́h - - - -
REP -chą́ą́ʼ - - - -
SEM -chįh -chįh -chįh -chįh -chįh
NEUTER -chin - - - -
NEUTER -chon - - - -
NEUTER -chxon - - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

odor floats:

to know:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ (smell)