diniltso

Navajo

Etymology

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

Verb

diniltso

1. it is light yellow

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

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

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