How to say colours in Yoruba: 7 words checked against reference sources (standard Nigerian Yoruba, with tones). Many languages of the region have few basic colour words and describe the others by comparison.
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Colours
àwọ̀colour
pupared (also brown, light skin)
dúdúblack (also dark blue/green)
funfunwhite
búlúùblue
yẹ́lòyellow
píìǹkìalso: píìnkìpink
Test yourself
1. What does “pupa” mean?
2. What does “dúdú” mean?
3. What does “funfun” mean?
4. What does “búlúù” mean?
Where do these words come from?
The words in this article come from: Yorùbá Yé Mi textbook (COERLL, University of Texas at Austin). They are copied with their exact spelling; when two sources disagree, the variant is shown. Do you speak this language and spot a mistake? Write to us.
The words in this article come from: Yorùbá Yé Mi textbook (COERLL, University of Texas at Austin). They are copied with their exact spelling; when two sources disagree, the variant is shown. Do you speak this language and spot a mistake? Write to us.