Swahili/Colors
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Colours
[edit | edit source]Vocabulary The Colours · rangi | ||||
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| Swahili | English | Swahili Example | English Example | |
| -eupe | white | Maziwa ni meupe. Karatasi hii ni nyeupe. |
Milk is white. This paper is white. | |
| -a kijivu | gray | |||
| -eusi | black | Paka huyu ni mweusi. Gari hili ni jeusi. |
This cat is black. This car is black. | |
| -a kahawia/hudhurungi | brown | |||
| -ekundu | red | Damu ni nyekundu. | Blood is red. | |
| -a rangi ya machungwa | orange | |||
| -a manjano | yellow | Limau ni tunda la manjano. | Lemon is a yellow fruit. | |
| -a kijani | green | |||
| -a samawati | light blue | Mbingu ni ya samawati. | The sky is (light) blue. | |
| -a buluu | blue | Shati yako ni ya buluu. | Your shirt is blue. | |
| -a rangi ya zambarau | purple | |||
| -a urujuani | violet | |||
| -a pinki | pink | |||
- Only "white", "black" and "red" are true adjectives.