dibéłchíʼí

Navajo

Etymology

From dibé (“sheep”) + łichííʼ (“red”) + -í (nominalizer).

Verb

dibéłchíʼí

1. to be brown

   Ayání dibéłchíʼí ― The (one / two) buffalo (is / are) brown.

   Ayání daalchííʼ ― The (three or more) buffalo are brown.

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