-KID

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Etymology

Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *qə̓t’ (to slip, to slide).

Root

-KID

  1. to slide
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
l motion

S slides

S slides O

ł positional

S is in position (scale, gunsight)

S keeps O in position

  2. to eat chunky object

Theme Category Bases + Unspec object
O + l operative

S eats O

S eats

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -keed -kid -kił -kiʼ -keed
DUR -kid -kid -kił -kiʼ -kid
CONT -kid -kid -kił -kiʼ -kid

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to slide:

 
 

to eat:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -KID (slide)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -KID (eat chunky)