Colors

1. ቀይሕ

   Qeyh

   Red

   Usage

   Names a colour; point at the object while saying it.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences. The plural is ቀያሕ.

2. ቀጠልያ

   Qetelya

   Green

   Usage

   Names a colour; point at the object while saying it.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences. Tatoeba also uses ሓምላይ for green.

3. ሰማያዊ

   Semayawi

   Blue

   Usage

   Names a colour; point at the object while saying it.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences.

4. ቢጫ

   Bicha

   Yellow

   Usage

   Names a colour; point at the object while saying it.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences. Tatoeba also has the spelling ብጫ.

5. ጸሊም

   Tselim

   Black

   Usage

   Names a colour; point at the object while saying it.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences.

6. ጻዕዳ

   Tsa'da

   White

   Usage

   Names a colour; point at the object while saying it.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences.

7. ቡናዊ

   Bunawi

   Brown

   Usage

   Names a colour; point at the object while saying it.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences. Derived from ቡን "coffee".

8. ኣራንሺ

   Aranshi

   Orange

   Usage

   Names a colour; point at the object while saying it.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences. The same word as the fruit.

9. ሕብሪ

   Hibri

   Colour

   Usage

   The general word for "colour", e.g. when asking about or naming a colour.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences.

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