łichxííʼ
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Etymology edit
łi- (adjectival) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chííʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”), with emphatic infix -x-.
The łi- prefix appears to have originated historically from the -ł- classifier. When this prefix appears immediately in pre-stem position, it takes the shape of a -l- classifier.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
łichxííʼ
- he/she/it is orange (color)
- Díí chʼilátah baa hózhónii éí łichxííʼ.
- This flower is orange.
Usage notes edit
This is a neuter verb that only uses the imperfective stem.
Łichxííʼ is on the redder side of orange, as compared to łitsxooí or yéego łitso on the yellower side of orange.
Conjugation edit
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | łinishchxííʼ | łiniichxííʼ | dałiniichxííʼ |
| 2nd person | łiníchxííʼ | łinohchxííʼ | dałinohchxííʼ |
| 3rd person | łichxííʼ | daalchxííʼ | |
| 4th person | jilchxííʼ | dajilchxííʼ | |
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