łigai
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See also: ligai
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Etymology[edit]
łi- (adjectival) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -gai (neuter imperfective stem of root -GAII, “to be white”).
Compare Dogrib degoo, Ahtna lggeyi.
The łi- prefix appears to have originated historically from the -ł- classifier. When this prefix appears immediately in pre-stem position, it takes the shape of a -l- classifier.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Verb[edit]
łigai
- it is white.
Usage notes[edit]
This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the imperfective stem.
Conjugation[edit]
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | łinishgai | łiniigai | dałiniigai |
2nd person | łinígai | łinohgai | dałinohgai |
3rd person | łigai | daalgai | |
4th person | jilgai | dajilgai |
Derived terms[edit]
- dinilgai (“off-white”)
- łééchąąłgaii
See also[edit]
łigai | łibá (dark gray: dinilzhin) |
łizhin |
łichííʼ | łichxíʼí (light orange: diniltsxo); dibéłchíʼí, yishtłizh (dark brown: dinilzhin) |
łitso (light yellow: diniltso); dinilgai |
dinooltłʼizh, chʼilgo dootłʼizh |
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dootłʼizhii | yágo dootłʼizh | dootłʼizh |
diłhiłgo dootłʼizh | tsédídéehgo dootłʼizh | dinilchííʼ |
Western Apache[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
łigai
- white
Verb[edit]
łigai
- be white
References[edit]
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with łi-
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -GAII (white)
- Navajo terms with audio links
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (ni) aspect
- Western Apache terms with IPA pronunciation
- Western Apache lemmas
- Western Apache nouns
- Western Apache verbs
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