Navajo edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

diniltso

  1. it is light yellow

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 dinistso diniiltso dadiniiltso
2nd person diníltso dinołtso dadinołtso
3rd person diniltso dadiniltso
4th person dizhniltso dazhdiniltso

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