-CHʼI

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Etymology

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

Root

-CHʼI

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

S blows

S produces a current of air on O

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)