-KWI

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *qʊɣʸ (“to vomit”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna natkoy (“he is vomiting”).

Root

-KWI

1. to vomit

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
Ø	conversive	S vomits dikóóh (MOM) nákwi (CONCL)	S vomits P yídíłkóóh
Ø	adjectival	S feels nauseated sikwii (NEUT)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-kóóh	-kwi	-koh	-koh	-kóóh
CONCL	-kwi	-kwi	-koh	-koh	-kwi
NEUT	-	-kwii	-	-	-

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to regurgitate:

• -NAʼ

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -KWI (vomit)