dinilchííʼ

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

dini- (“approximate color”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -chííʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”).

Verb edit

dinilchííʼ

it is pink

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	dinishchííʼ	diniilchííʼ	dadiniilchííʼ
2nd person	dinílchííʼ	dinołchííʼ	dadinołchííʼ
3rd person	dinilchííʼ		dadinilchííʼ
4th person	dizhnilchííʼ		dazhdinilchííʼ

Derived terms edit

dzidzé łikaní dinilchííʼígíí (“raspberry”)

See also edit

Colors in Navajo · nidaashchʼąąʼígíí (layout · text)
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