łizhiní

Navajo

Etymology

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

Noun

łizhiní

The color black.
That which is black; the black one.
Shicheii bidibé atah, łizhiní éí doo shił yáʼátʼéeh da.
Of my grandfather's sheep, I don't like the black one.

Derived terms

Kéʼ łizhiní (“Blackfeet”)
Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyah (“Africa”)

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