diʼil
Navajo
Etymology
di- (adjectival) + -Ø- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -ʼil (neuter imperfective stem of root -ʼIL, “to be hairy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɪ̀ʔɪ̀l/
Usage notes
This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.
Conjugation
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
Derived terms
- Shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ bisóodi diʼilígíí (“peccary”)
Western Apache
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɪ̀ʔɪ̀l/
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
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