nidaashchʼąąʼígíí

Nidaashchʼąąʼígíí

Alternative forms
  • ndaashchʼąąʼígíí

Etymology

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

Noun

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
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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