Swahili/Colors

Colours

Vocabulary The Colours · rangi
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.