|
eusi |
[black] |
|
rangi ya bluu |
[blue] |
|
rangi ya shaba |
[bronze] |
|
rangi ya maji ya
kunde/kahawia |
[brown (coffee)] |
|
rangi ya bluu
giza |
[dark blue] |
|
rangi ya giza |
[dark color] |
|
rangi ya almasi |
[diamond] |
|
rangi ya dhahabu |
[gold] |
|
rangi ya
kijivu |
[gray] |
|
rangi ya kijani |
[green (color of leaves)] |
|
rangi ya bluu
mwangaza |
[light blue] |
|
rangi ya mwangaza
|
[light color] |
|
Nyekundu nzito |
[maroon] |
|
rangi ya
hudhurungi |
[mustard] |
|
rangi ya
machungwa |
[orange] |
|
rangi ya waridi |
[pink (color of roses)] |
|
rangi ya zambarau |
[purple (tropical fruit) |
|
ekundu |
[red] |
|
rangi ya fedha |
[silver] |
|
samawati; samawi
/ bluu |
[sky blue] |
|
rangi ya urujuani
|
[violet] |
|
eupe |
[white] |
|
rangi ya manjano
/ njano |
[yellow (color of turmeric)] |
|
Rangi za Upinde wa mvua |
[rainbow colours] |
|
nyekundu |
[red] |
|
rangi ya
machungwa |
[orange] |
|
rangi ya manjano
/ njano |
[yellow] |
|
rangi ya
kibichi/majani (kijani) |
[green] |
|
samawati / samawi
|
[blue] |
|
nili |
[indigo] |
|
rangi ya urujuani
|
[violet] |
Noun Agreements
There are three colors that behave like adjectives. They have
to agree with the nouns they represent;
-ekundu [red]
-eupe [white]
-eusi [black]
NGELI [noun]
|
JINA [name]
|
-EUPE [white]
|
-EUSI [black]
|
-EKUNDU [red]
|
M/WA
|
Mtu [person]
|
Mweupe
|
Mweusi
|
Mwekundu
|
|
|
Watu [people]
|
Weupe
|
Weusi
|
Wekundu
|
KI/VI
|
Kitabu [book]
|
Cheupe
|
Cheusi
|
Chekundu
|
|
|
Vitabu [books]
|
Vyeupe
|
Vyeusi
|
Vyekundu
|
M/MI
|
Mpira [ball]
|
Mweupe
|
Mweusi
|
Mwekundu
|
|
|
Mipira [balls]
|
Mieupe
|
Mieusi
|
Miekundu
|
JI/MA
|
Gari [car]
|
Jeupe
|
Jeusi
|
Jekundu
|
|
|
Magari [cars]
|
Meupe
|
Meusi
|
Mekundu
|
N
|
Nyumba [house]
|
Nyeupe
|
Nyeusi
|
Nyekundu
|
|
|
Nyumba [houses]
|
Nyeupe
|
Nyeusi
|
Nyekundu
|
U
|
Uzi [thread]
|
Mweupe
|
Mweusi
|
Mwekundu
|
|
|
Nyuzi [threads]
|
Nyeupe
|
Nyeusi
|
nyekundu
|
Exercise
Which of the following is not a color?
Nyeusi
Buluu
Samawati
Rangile
What color is the sky?
Nyeusi
samawati
Nyekundu
Nyeupe
What is black in Kiswahili?
Nyeupe
Nyekundu
Nyeusi
Nyeupe
What is green in Kiswahili?
Nyasi
Nyeusi
Kijani
Buluu
What is white in Kiswahili?
Nyekundu
Nyeupe
Nyeusi
Samawati
What is brown in Kiswahili?
Nyeusi
Kibichi
Kahawia
Manjano
Translate: She is in an orange coat.
Amevaa koti rangi ya machungwa
Amevaa koti rangi ya zambarau
Amevaa koti rangi ya kijani
Amevaa koti rangi ya manjano
Translate: The leaf is green
Kijani ni rangi ya kijani
Kijani ni rangi ya manjano
Kijani ni rangi nyeupe
Kijani cheusi