łigaii

łigai (“it is white”) + -ii (“nominalizer”)


łizhiní

łizhin (“it is black”) + -í (nominalizer)


atsooʼ

tsó- (in-compounds)
sitsooʼ (first-person singular)
nihitsooʼ (duoplural first-person)
danihitsooʼ (first-person plural)
nitsooʼ (second-person singular)
nihitsooʼ (duoplural second-person)
danihitsooʼ (plural second-person)
bitsooʼ (third-person)
yitsooʼ (fourth-person)
hatsooʼ (fourth-person)
atsooʼ (indefinite)


łitsooí

łitso (“it is yellow”) + -í (nominalizer). Compare Ahtna ltsooy.


yéego łitso

Díí jooł éí yéego łitso.


łitsxo

łinistsxo (first-person imperfective singular)
łiniitsxo (duoplural first-person imperfective)
dałiniitsxo (first-person imperfective plural)
łinítsxo (imperfective second-person singular)
łinohtsxo (duoplural imperfective second-person)
dałinohtsxo (imperfective plural second-person)
łitsxo (duoplural imperfective singular third-person)
daaltsxo (imperfective plural third-person)
jiltsxo (duoplural fourth-person imperfective singular)
dajiltsxo (fourth-person imperfective plural)

łi- (adjectival) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tso (neuter imperfective stem of root -TSOII, “to be yellow”), with emphatic infix -x-.
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.

nowrap

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-tso</i>

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-TSOII</i>

nv-link-to-root

Díí nidaashchʼąąʼígíí éí łitsxo.


yiitsóóh

yiistsóóh (first-person imperfective singular)
yiitsóóh (duoplural first-person imperfective)
deiitsóóh (first-person imperfective plural)
yiitsóóh (imperfective second-person singular)
woohtsóóh (duoplural imperfective second-person)
daoohtsóóh (imperfective plural second-person)
yiitsóóh (duoplural imperfective singular third-person)
dayiitsóóh (imperfective plural third-person)
jiitsóóh (duoplural fourth-person imperfective singular)
dajiitsóóh (fourth-person imperfective plural)
yiitsoii (first-person perfective singular)
yiitsoii (duoplural first-person perfective)
deiitsoii (first-person perfective plural)
yinitsoii (perfective second-person singular)
wootsoii (duoplural perfective second-person)
daootsoii (perfective plural second-person)
yiitsoii (duoplural perfective singular third-person)
deitsoii (perfective plural third-person)
jiitsoii (duoplural fourth-person perfective singular)
dajiitsoii (fourth-person perfective plural)

yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsóóh (transitional imperfective stem of root -TSOII, “to be yellow”).

nowrap

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-tsóóh</i>

nv-link-to-stem

he/she is turning yellow, tan, or light green


díkʼǫ́ǫ́zh

di- (“sensory”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼǫ́ǫ́zh (neuter perfective stem of root -KʼǪSH, “to be sour, spoiled”).

nowrap

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-kʼǫ́ǫ́zh</i>

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-KʼǪSH</i>


diniih

Nominalized form of the above diniih (“it hurts”).


diłhił

dinishhił (first-person imperfective singular)
diniilyił (duoplural first-person imperfective)
dadiniilyił (first-person imperfective plural)
diníłhił (imperfective second-person singular)
dinołhił (duoplural imperfective second-person)
dadinołhił (imperfective plural second-person)
diłhił (duoplural imperfective singular third-person)
dadiłhił (imperfective plural third-person)
jidiłhił (duoplural fourth-person imperfective singular)
dazhdiłhił (fourth-person imperfective plural)
hodiłhił (spatial-person)

di- (“color”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -yił (neuter imperfective stem of root -YÉÉL, “to be dark”).

nowrap

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-yił</i>

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-YÉÉL</i>


yitʼį́

yishtʼį́ (first-person perfective singular)
yiitʼį́ (duoplural first-person perfective)
deiitʼį́ (first-person perfective plural)
yínítʼį́ (perfective second-person singular)
wohtʼį́ (duoplural perfective second-person)
daahtʼį́ (perfective plural second-person)
yitʼį́ (duoplural perfective singular third-person)
daatʼį́ (perfective plural third-person)
jootʼį́ (duoplural fourth-person perfective singular)
dajootʼį́ (fourth-person perfective plural)

y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, mediopassive) + -ʼį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼĮ́Į́ʼ, “to look”).

nowrap

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-ʼį́</i>

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-ʼĮ́Į́ʼ</i>


łitsxooí

łitsxo (“he/she/it is orange / yellowish orange”) + -í (“nominalizer”)


yiyiiłtsóóh

yiistsóóh (first-person imperfective singular)
yiiltsóóh (duoplural first-person imperfective)
deiiltsóóh (first-person imperfective plural)
yiiłtsóóh (imperfective second-person singular)
woołtsóóh (duoplural imperfective second-person)
daoołtsóóh (imperfective plural second-person)
yiyiiłtsóóh (duoplural imperfective singular third-person)
dayiiłtsóóh (imperfective plural third-person)
jiiłtsóóh (duoplural fourth-person imperfective singular)
dajiiłtsóóh (fourth-person imperfective plural)
yiiłtsoii (first-person perfective singular)
yiiltsoii (duoplural first-person perfective)
deiiltsoii (first-person perfective plural)
yiniłtsoii (perfective second-person singular)
woołtsoii (duoplural perfective second-person)
daoołtsoii (perfective plural second-person)
yiyiiłtsoii (duoplural perfective singular third-person)
dayiiłtsoii (perfective plural third-person)
jiiłtsoii (duoplural fourth-person perfective singular)
dajiiłtsoii (fourth-person perfective plural)

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tsóóh (transitional imperfective stem of root -TSOII, “to be yellow”).

nv-prefixes

he/she is turning it yellow, tan, or light green


yooʼį́

yishʼį́ (first-person perfective singular)
yiitʼį́ (duoplural first-person perfective)
deíníitʼį́ (first-person perfective plural)
yíníʼį́ (perfective second-person singular)
wohʼį́ (duoplural perfective second-person)
deínóhʼį́ (perfective plural second-person)
yooʼį́ (duoplural perfective singular third-person)
deíʼį́ (perfective plural third-person)
jooʼį́ (duoplural fourth-person perfective singular)
dajíʼį́ (fourth-person perfective plural)

y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼĮ́Į́ʼ, “to look”).


yidiiłtłʼíísh

diishtłʼíísh (first-person imperfective singular)
diiltłʼíísh (duoplural first-person imperfective)
dadiiltłʼíísh (first-person imperfective plural)
diiłtłʼíísh (imperfective second-person singular)
doołtłʼíísh (duoplural imperfective second-person)
dadoołtłʼíísh (imperfective plural second-person)
yidiiłtłʼíísh (duoplural imperfective singular third-person)
deidiiłtłʼíísh (imperfective plural third-person)
jidiiłtłʼíísh (duoplural fourth-person imperfective singular)
dazhdiiłtłʼíísh (fourth-person imperfective plural)
diiłtłʼiizh (first-person perfective singular)
diiltłʼiizh (duoplural first-person perfective)
dadiiltłʼiizh (first-person perfective plural)
diniłtłʼiizh (perfective second-person singular)
doołtłʼiizh (duoplural perfective second-person)
dadoołtłʼiizh (perfective plural second-person)
yidiiłtłʼiizh (duoplural perfective singular third-person)
deidiiłtłʼiizh (perfective plural third-person)
jidiiłtłʼiizh (duoplural fourth-person perfective singular)
dazhdiiłtłʼiizh (fourth-person perfective plural)

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (“color”) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tłʼíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁʼIIZH, “to be blue”).

nowrap

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-tłʼíísh</i>

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-TŁʼIIZH</i>


áníldííl

áníshdííl (first-person imperfective singular)
ániildííl (duoplural first-person imperfective)
ádaniildííl (first-person imperfective plural)
áníníldííl (imperfective second-person singular)
ánółdííl (duoplural imperfective second-person)
ádanółdííl (imperfective plural second-person)
áníldííl (duoplural imperfective singular third-person)
ádaníldííl (imperfective plural third-person)
ázhníldííl (duoplural fourth-person imperfective singular)
ádazhníldííl (fourth-person imperfective plural)

ʼá- (comparative) + -ní- (comparative) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dííl (imperfective stem of root -DÍÍL, “to be large”).

nowrap

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-dííl</i>

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-DÍÍL</i>


łichxííʼ

łinishchxííʼ (first-person imperfective singular)
łiniichxííʼ (duoplural first-person imperfective)
dałiniichxííʼ (first-person imperfective plural)
łiníchxííʼ (imperfective second-person singular)
łinohchxííʼ (duoplural imperfective second-person)
dałinohchxííʼ (imperfective plural second-person)
łichxííʼ (duoplural imperfective singular third-person)
daalchxííʼ (imperfective plural third-person)
jilchxííʼ (duoplural fourth-person imperfective singular)
dajilchxííʼ (fourth-person imperfective plural)

/ɬɪ̀t͡ʃʰxíːʔ/

łi- (adjectival) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chííʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”), with emphatic infix -x-.
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.

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-chííʼ</i>

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-CHIIʼ</i>

nv-link-to-root

Díí chʼilátah baa hózhónii éí łichxííʼ.


łikizh

łinishkizh (first-person imperfective singular)
łiniikizh (duoplural first-person imperfective)
dałiniikizh (first-person imperfective plural)
łiníkizh (imperfective second-person singular)
łinohkizh (duoplural imperfective second-person)
dałinohkizh (imperfective plural second-person)
łikizh (duoplural imperfective singular third-person)
daalkizh (imperfective plural third-person)
jilkizh (duoplural fourth-person imperfective singular)
dajilkizh (fourth-person imperfective plural)

łi- (adjectival) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kizh (neuter imperfective stem of root -KIIZH, “to be spotted”).
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.

nowrap

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-kizh</i>

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-KIIZH</i>


náátsʼíílid

Derivation unknown. Possibly related with the root -LID (“to burn”).

Náátsʼíílid haʼnaa ninítʼiʼ


nichǫ́ǫ́ʼí

nishchǫ́ǫ́ʼí (first-person imperfective singular)
niichǫ́ǫ́ʼí (duoplural first-person imperfective)
daniichǫ́ǫ́ʼí (first-person imperfective plural)
níchǫ́ǫ́ʼí (imperfective second-person singular)
nohchǫ́ǫ́ʼí (duoplural imperfective second-person)
danohchǫ́ǫ́ʼí (imperfective plural second-person)
nichǫ́ǫ́ʼí (duoplural imperfective singular third-person)
danichǫ́ǫ́ʼí (imperfective plural third-person)
jíchǫ́ǫ́ʼí (duoplural fourth-person imperfective singular)
dajíchǫ́ǫ́ʼí (fourth-person imperfective plural)

ni- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chǫ́ǫ́ʼí (absolute neuter stem of root -CHXǪʼ, “to ruin”)

nowrap

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-chǫ́ǫ́ʼí</i>

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-CHXǪʼ</i>