-CHʼĄĄʼ

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Etymology

Cognate root not found in other Athabaskan languages.

Root

-CHʼĄĄʼ

 1. to decorate, to draw, to paint; to trick

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
O + ∅

S decorates

naʼachʼą́ą́h
naʼádíchʼą́ą́h
ʼa + ∅

S tricks P

ádiʼdichʼą́ą́h

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -chʼą́ą́h -chʼąąʼ -chʼąh -chʼąh -chʼą́ą́h
CONT -chʼąąh -chʼąąʼ -chʼąh -chʼąh -chʼąąh

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to paint, to draw:

to trick:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHʼĄĄʼ (decorate)