dinilchííʼ

Navajo

Etymology

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

Verb

dinilchííʼ

1. it is pink

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dinishchííʼ	diniilchííʼ	dadiniilchííʼ
2nd person	dinílchííʼ	dinołchííʼ	dadinołchííʼ
3rd person	dinilchííʼ		dadinilchííʼ
4th person	dizhnilchííʼ		dazhdinilchííʼ

Derived terms

• dzidzé łikaní dinilchííʼígíí (“raspberry”)

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