-CHʼĮ́Į́D

Navajo

Etymology 1

This root only occurs in a neuter perfective base which serves as an enclitic word attached to a noun stem. The original meaning of this root appears to be reduced or abbreviated, but nowadays it refers to the hoarseness and stubbiness of ears and horns of animals, and to the change of voice during adolescence. Probably cognate with -CHʼĮ́Į́DÍ (“to be few”).

Root

-CHʼĮ́Į́D

1. to be hoarse, stubby

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅	adjectival	S is stubby, hoarse bideechʼį́į́d bijaachʼį́į́d bizhízhchʼį́į́d (si-PERF)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
NEUT	-	-chʼį́į́d	-	-	-

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHʼĮ́Į́D (hoarse)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Athabaskan *čʼʷenʸ (“be jealous”). It only occurs in neuter imperfective bases.

Root

-CHʼĮ́Į́D

1. to be jealous, envious

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅	?		S is jealous, envious of O, dislikes O woołchʼį́į́d ↳ oołchʼį́į́d

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
NEUTER	-chʼį́į́d	-	-	-	-

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHʼĮ́Į́D (jealous)