-CHĄ́Ą́ʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chaa"

Navajo

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 nichééh (∅-MOM) anichééh díníchééh hanichééh yisdáníchééh tádíníchééh (DIV) neechééh (ni-MOM) chʼíneechééh nineechééh naniché (CONT) noochééł (PROG)	S chases O yiniłchééh (∅-MOM) iiniłchééh ? hainiłchééh yisdéiniłchééh táidíníłchééh (DIV) yineełchééh (ni-MOM) chʼííłneechééh niineełchééh neiniłché (CONT) yinoołchééł (PROG)
ahi + ni + l	motion	two S run hiʼnilchééh (∅-MOM) ahiʼnilchééh ahidíʼníilchééh hahiʼnilchééh yisdáhiʼnilchééh táhidíʼnílchééh (DIV) ahineelchééh (ni-MOM) chʼíhiʼneelchééh ? naʼahinilché (CONT) ahinoolchééł (PROG)

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:

• -WOD
• -JÉÉʼ

to flee:

• -YOOD

to run out, to exhaust:

• -DĮĮD
• -NAʼ

 

 

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 halchin niłchin hółchon (hółchxon) niłchon (niłchxon)
ł	conversive	S smells O yiʼniiłchįįh (MOM) yiłchin (CONCL) ↳ ałchin ↳ ádílchin
di + l	motion	S sniffs dilchį́į́h (CON) hadilchą́ą́ʼ (REP) ndilchą́ą́ʼ (CONT) doolchį́į́ł (PROG)	S sniffs for O táʼdíłchįįh (MOM) yiyiiłchįh (SEM) (w/o prefix)
∅ / l	?	S knows about áhálchįįh yiyiichįįh

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
NEU	-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:

• -CHʼAAL
• -YOH

to know:

• -NIIʼ
• -ZĮĮD

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ (smell)