diʼil

Navajo

Etymology

di- (adjectival) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼil (neuter imperfective stem of root -ʼIL, “to be hairy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪ̀ʔɪ̀l/

Verb

diʼil

1. it is hairy (such as an angora goat)

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dinishʼil	diniitʼil	dadiniitʼil
2nd person	diníʼil	dinohʼil	dadinohʼil
3rd person	diʼil		dadiʼil
4th person	jidiʼil		dazhdiʼil

Synonyms

• ditsʼoz

Western Apache

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪ̀ʔɪ̀l/

Adjective

diʼil

1. paralyzed

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.