diʼil
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]di- (adjectival) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼil (neuter imperfective stem of root -ʼIL, “to be hairy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]diʼil
- it is hairy (such as an angora goat)
Usage notes
[edit]This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.
Conjugation
[edit]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
[edit]Western Apache
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]diʼil
References
[edit]- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with di- (adjectival)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -ʼIL (hairy)
- Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (ni) aspect
- nv:Hair
- Western Apache terms with IPA pronunciation
- Western Apache lemmas
- Western Apache adjectives