dinilchííʼ
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Navajo
Etymology
dini- (“approximate color”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -chííʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”).
Verb
dinilchííʼ
- it is pink
Usage notes
This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dinishchííʼ | diniilchííʼ | dadiniilchííʼ |
| 2nd person | dinílchííʼ | dinołchííʼ | dadinołchííʼ |
| 3rd person | dinilchííʼ | dadinilchííʼ | |
| 4th person | dizhnilchííʼ | dazhdinilchííʼ | |
Derived terms
- dzidzé łikaní dinilchííʼígíí (“raspberry”)
See also
| łigai | łibá (dark gray: dinilzhin) |
łizhin |
| łichííʼ | łichxíʼí (light orange: diniltsxo); dibéłchíʼí, yishtłizh (dark brown: dinilzhin) |
łitso (light yellow: diniltso); dinilgai |
| dinooltłʼizh, chʼilgo dootłʼizh |
||
| dootłʼizhii | yágo dootłʼizh | dootłʼizh |
| diłhiłgo dootłʼizh | tsédídéehgo dootłʼizh | dinilchííʼ |