Colors

1. Kiragala

   Green

   Usage

   Green; "a green shirt" is essaati ya kiragala.

   Grammar Note

   Used as "ya kiragala" (of green). Attested in Tatoeba and the dictionary (a kiragala), 39 hits in lg.wikipedia.

2. Kyenvu

   Yellow

   Usage

   Yellow; as a modifier it is "ya kyenvu" (of yellow).

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary lists it as "a kyenvu"; 41 hits in lg.wikipedia.

3. Bbululu

   Blue

   Usage

   Blue; a loanword from English.

   Grammar Note

   A loanword with the doubled initial consonant required by the orthography. Dictionary bbululu; 18 hits in lg.wikipedia.

4. Ddugavu

   Black

   Usage

   Black; the form listed in the dictionary of the adjective stem -dugavu, which changes with the noun class.

   Grammar Note

   The adjective takes the prefix of its noun class (this is the class 9 form). The dictionary gives ddugavu; nzirugavu has 22 hits in lg.wikipedia.

5. Kawemba

   Brown

   Usage

   Brown; the dictionary gives it as "a kawemba".

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as "a kawemba"; only 3 hits in lg.wikipedia.

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