dinilzhin
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]dini- (“approximate color”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhin (neuter imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).
Verb
[edit]dinilzhin
Usage notes
[edit]This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dinishzhin | diniilzhin | dadiniilzhin |
| 2nd person | dinílzhin | dinołzhin | dadinołzhin |
| 3rd person | dinilzhin | dadinilzhin | |
| 4th person | dizhnilzhin | dazhdinilzhin | |
See also
[edit]| 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 |