-CHʼĮ́Į́DÍ

Navajo

Etymology

Probably derived from the root -CHʼĮ́Į́D (“to be reduced”) + -í (nominalizer). Cognates found in Carrier ntsʼid (“be few”) and Hupa -chʼid (“die, become exhausted”).

Root

-CHʼĮ́Į́DÍ

1. to be few, not many

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
á + ł	adjectival	S is few, a little bit áłchʼį́į́dí

Stem set

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

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHʼĮ́Į́DÍ (be few)