diitłʼíísh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]di- (“color”) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłʼíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁʼIIZH, “to be blue, green”).
Verb
[edit]diitłʼíísh
- he/she is turning green or blue
- second-person singular imperfective of diitłʼíísh
- first-person dual imperfective of diitłʼíísh
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | diishtłʼíísh | diitłʼíísh | dadiitłʼíísh |
| 2nd person | diitłʼíísh | doohtłʼíísh | dadoohtłʼíísh |
| 3rd person | diitłʼíísh | dadiitłʼíísh | |
| 4th person | jidiitłʼíísh | dazhdiitłʼíísh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | diitłʼiizh | diitłʼiizh | dadiitłʼiizh |
| 2nd person | dinitłʼiizh | dootłʼiizh | dadootłʼiizh |
| 3rd person | diitłʼiizh | dadiitłʼiizh | |
| 4th person | jidiitłʼiizh | dazhdiitłʼiizh | |