-CHÍÍL
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Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Athabaskan *tšitɬʼ (“snow”). Compare Navajo chííl (“snowstorm”). The root often appears with the emphatic infix -x-.
The verb yíchííł translates as “a snowstorm arrives” in the imperfective mode, while in the perfective mode it means “it snows”.
Root[edit]
-CHÍÍL
- to snow
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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∅ | ? | a snowstorm moves
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Stem set[edit]
Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
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MOM | -chííł | -chííl | -chííł | -chííł | -chííł |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.