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)