nidaashchʼąąʼígíí

Alternative forms

  • ndaashchʼąąʼígíí

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɪ̀tɑ̀ːʃt͡ʃʼɑ̃̀ːʔɪ́kíː/

Noun

nidaashchʼąąʼígíí (base nidaashchʼąąʼígíí)

  1. colors
    Díí haitʼáo naashchʼąąʼ? ― What color is this? (literally, “How is this painted/decorated?”)
    Díí éí tátłʼidgo dootłʼizh. ― This is green.
    Áádóó nááná dííshąʼ? ― And what about this one?
    Díí yágo dootłʼizh. ― It’s blue.

See also

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
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