dinilgai
Navajo
Etymology
dini- (“approximate color”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -gai (neuter imperfective stem of root -GAII, “to be white”).
Verb
dinilgai
- it is whitish, off-white, cream-colored, light beige, tan
Usage notes
This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (Ø).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dinishgai | diniilgai | dadiniilgai |
| 2nd person | dinílgai | dinołgai | dadinołgai |
| 3rd person | dinilgai | dadinilgai | |
| 4th person | dizhnilgai | dazhdinilgai | |
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 | ||