łizhiní

Navajo

Etymology

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

Noun

łizhiní

1. The color black.
2. 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”)