łichxííʼ
Navajo
editEtymology
editłi- (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
editVerb
editłichxííʼ
- he/she/it is orange (color)
- Díí chʼilátah baa hózhónii éí łichxííʼ.
- This flower is orange.
Usage notes
editThis 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
editParadigm: 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 | |
Synonyms
editSee also
editNoun forms:
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with łi-
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHIIʼ (red)
- Navajo terms infixed with -x- (emphatic)
- Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (ni) aspect
- nv:Colors