nidaashchʼąąʼígíí

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Nidaashchʼąąʼígíí

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From naashchʼąąʼ (painting) + da- (pluralizer) + -ígíí (nominalizer).

Noun

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nidaashchʼąąʼígíí (base nidaashchʼąąʼígíí)

  1. colors
    Díí haitʼáo naashchʼąąʼ?What color is this?
    Díí éí tátłʼidgo dootłʼizh.This is green.
    Áádóó nááná dííshąʼ?And what about this one?
    Díí yágo dootłʼizh.It’s blue.

See also

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Colors in Navajo · nidaashchʼąąʼígíí (layout · text)
     łigai      łibá
(dark gray: dinilzhin)
     łizhin
             łichííʼ              łichxíʼí
(light orange: diniltsxo); dibéłchíʼí, yishtłizh
(dark brown: dinilzhin)
             łitso
(light yellow: diniltso); dinilgai
                          dinooltłʼizh,
chʼilgo dootłʼizh
            
             dootłʼizhii              yágo dootłʼizh              dootłʼizh
             diłhiłgo dootłʼizh              tsédídéehgo dootłʼizh              dinilchííʼ