łį́į́ʼ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lii"
Navajo
Etymology
Of the extant senses, “pet” is oldest; the original meaning, retained in Athabaskan cognates, was “dog”.[1] Upon the reintroduction of the horse to North America, the Navajo language transferred the usage of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) to the horse (which became the new favored "pet" in Navajo culture), with the dog being referred to by a derived term, łééchąąʼí (literally “shit pet”), i.e. pet which eats excrement. Compare Dogrib tłı̨ (“dog”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɬĩ́ːʔ/
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Inflection
possessives of łį́į́ʼ
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shilį́į́ʼ | nihilį́į́ʼ | danihilį́į́ʼ |
| 2nd person | nilį́į́ʼ | nihilį́į́ʼ | danihilį́į́ʼ |
| 3rd person | bilį́į́ʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yilį́į́ʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | halį́į́ʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | alį́į́ʼ | ||
Derived terms
Derived terms
- táłtłʼááh łį́į́ʼ (“seahorse”)
- tééh łį́į́ʼ (“zebra”)
- tóshjeeh binaago łį́į́ʼ náádadiilwoʼígíí
- łééchąąʼí (“dog”)
- łéʼéyázhí (“colt”)
- łį́į́ʼkąʼii
- łį́į́ʼtsaʼii
- łį́į́ʼ bighan (“corral”)
- łį́į́ʼ bikʼídahaznilgo naalgeedígíí
- łį́į́ʼ bitsísʼná
- łį́į́ʼ tʼáá dilkǫǫhgo naalgeedígíí
- łį́į́ʼ yáshchʼį́į́d
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