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łitso
łitso
Navajo
Verb
łitso
- it is yellow
Usage notes
This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the imperfective stem.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni) .
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | łinistso | łiniitso | dałiniitso |
| 2nd person | łinítso | łinohtso | dałinohtso |
| 3rd person | łitso | daaltso | |
| 4th person | jiltso | dajiltso | |
Derived terms
Łitso, yellowish 5¢ note
- diniltso (light yellow)
- łeetsoii (sulfur)
- łitsooí
- łitsoii
- łitsxo (yellowish orange)
- tsísʼnáłtsooí (yellowjacket)
- yéego łitso
Etymology 2
The use of łitso (yellow) to refer to the nickel coin comes from the gold or yellowish color used in the fractional currency note for this denomination during the Civil War.
Noun
łitso
- nickel (coin)
See also
| Colors in Navajo · nidaashchʼąąʼígíí (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| łichííʼ | dinooltłʼizh, chʼilgo dootłʼizh |
łitso (light yellow: diniltso) |
dinilgai | łigai |
| ? | ? | ? | ? | dinilchííʼ |
| diłhiłgo dootłʼizh | dootłʼizh | łichxíʼí (light orange: diniltsxo) |
łibá (dark gray: dinilzhin) |
? |
| łizhin | tsédídéehgo dootłʼizh | dibéłchíʼí, yishtłizh (dark brown: dinilzhin) |
yágo dootłʼizh | dootłʼizhii |