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Numbers |
Colours |
Kinship |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Proverbs |
Other multilingual pages
The eleven colour words on this page have been indentified in various studies as the most common across most languages, although the actual colours represented by each of the colour words are not nescessarily exactly the same. For example, in Greek and Russian there are two words for blue corresponding to light blue and dark blue, and these colours are considered and perceived as separate. In other languages there are overlaps between blue, green and grey, or red, orange and brown.
The first six colours (black, white, red, yellow, blue, green) are most common, and the second five (brown, pink, orange, grey and purple) are not quite as common across languages.
Key to abbreviations: dk = dark, lt = light, m- = medium, lv = living things, mm = man-made things, m = masculine, f = feminine, n = neuter, c = common gender, pl = plural
You can find more colour words and notes on colours in individual languages by clicking on the language names that are links.
| Abenaki | mkazawi | wôbi | mkui | wizôwi | wlôwi | askaskui | wdamôôbame | wibgui | minôbowi | ||
| Acehnese | braʔa | iǰu | pirã | iǰu | prãna | prãna | |||||
| Achuar-Shiwiar | šuwín | puhu | kapántin | yaŋkú | wiŋkiá | samék | |||||
| Achumawi | hookíci | tiwici | taxtaxi | makmaki | samtal | misuqadi | |||||
| Afrikaans | swart | blank wit |
rooi | geel | blou | groen | bruin donker |
pienk ligrooi |
oranje | grys vergrys |
purper |
| Aguacatec | q̣eq | saq | kyaq | q̣an | č̣aʔs | č̣aʔs | |||||
| Aguaruna | bukúsea | čamig | kapantu | yagkú | wigka | samékbau | |||||
| Alabama | locha | hatka | homma | laana | okchakko | okchakko | laana | istokhatka | |||
| Albanian | i zi e zezë |
i/e bardhë | i kuq e kuqe |
i/e verdhë | blu i/e kaltër bojë qielli |
i/e gjelbër i/e blertë jeshil/jeshile |
kafe | rozë | portokalle [f] portokall [m] |
i/e hirtë gri ngjyrë hiri |
vjollcë |
| Aleut (Western) | qaxchikdax̂ | quhmax̂ | uluudakux̂ | chumnugix̂ | chidĝix̂ | chidĝaayux̂ | |||||
| Amarakaeri | wasik | waˀereg | wabed | waey | wabura | ||||||
| Amharic | ጥቁር (ṭɛqur) |
ነጭ (nɛč̣č̣) |
ቀይ (qɛyy) |
ቢጫ (beč̣a) |
ሰማያዊ (ṭɛqur semayawi) |
አርንጓዴ (arɛngwade) |
ቡና አይነት (bunaa 'ayenate) |
ሮዝ (roze) |
ብርቱካን አይነት (beretukaane 'ayenate) |
ግራጫ (geraachaa) |
ሐምራዊ (hhameraawi) |
| Andi | beč̣edir | hac̣a | hiri | čakːu | xoči | ḳodoḷiboso | |||||
| Arabic | أسود (aswad) |
أبيض (abyadh) |
أحمر (ahhmar) |
أصفر (assfar) |
أزرق (azraq) |
أخضر (akh-dhar) |
بنّي (onniy) |
وردي - زهريّ (wardiy / zahriy) |
برتقالي (burtuqaaliy) |
رمادي (ramaadiy) |
بنفسجيّ (banafsajiy) |
| Armenian | սէւ (sev) |
ճէրմակ (dzhermag) սպիտակ (sbidag) |
կարմիր (garmir) |
դեղին (teghin) |
կապույտ (gabouid) |
կանանչ (gananch) |
սրճաքուին (srjakouin) |
վարդի (vardi) |
նարանճաքուին (naranjakouin) |
գորշ (gorsh) |
մոքրաքուին (mokrakouin) |
| Aromanian | negru | albu | aroş | galbin | murnu | vearde | cafiringhie | ||||
| Ashaninka | poʦitari | kitamarori | poʦonaitaki | kiteriri | kisari | kenaši | |||||
| Assamese | কলিযা (koliya) |
বগা (boga) |
লহিত্ (lohit) |
হালধিযা (halodhiya) |
নীলা (nila) |
সেুজিযা (xeujiya) |
মুগা (muga) |
গুলপীয়া (gulopiya) |
কমলা (komola) |
বেঙুনীয়া (benguniyaa) |
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| Asturian | prietu | blancu | bermeyu | mariellu | azul | verde | marrón | rosa | naranxa | buxu | purple |
| Atayal | makálux | malávuʔ | matanah | magasúluʔ | magaẓáguʔ | magaẓáguʔ | |||||
| Aukan | baaka | weti | lebi | donu | baaw | guun | |||||
| Aymara | čˀiyara | xanḳˀu | čupika | ḳˀilʸu | larama | čˀuχɲa | ch'umpi | anti | churi | ch'ixi | kulli |
| Ayoreo | uta’ta-i | ‘pororo-i | kara-‘taai | ‘sarẽ | maaŋnataai | ‘sarẽ | |||||
| Azeribaijani | qara | ağ | qɪrmɪzɪ | sarɪ | göy | yaşɪl | qəhvəyi | çəhrayɪ | narıncı | boz | tünd qırmızı |
| Balinese | badeng | putih | barak jengga (lt) karah (lt) |
kuning | gadang | gadang | dadu jengga (dk) karah (dk) |
dadu | wanta | ḍawuk | hungu |
| Balti | nākpo | kārpo | mārpo | serpo | khnam-raŋ | sŋonpo | |||||
| Bari | bachirry | bary | bokorany | karikashukdury | birraikarany | ||||||
| Basque | beltz | zuri | gorri | hori beilegi |
urdin | berde | marroi | arrosa | laranja | grisa | ubel more gorrindol purpura |
| Bashkir | ҡара (qara) |
аҡ (aq) |
ҡыҙыл (qɪźɪl) |
һары (harɪ) |
күк (kük) |
йәшел (jəšəl) |
көрән (körän) |
ал (al) |
бүре büre) һоро (horo) |
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| Bassa | kpɛ̃̀ | púú | zĩ-zã | ɖaa-cànà | hwúe-dyèɖè | ||||||
| Batak Karo | mbiring | mbulan | megara | megersing | meratah | meratah | |||||
| Belarusian | чорны (čorny) |
белы (b'ely) |
чырвоны (čyrvony) |
жоўты (žowty) |
сіні (sini) |
зялоны (z'alony) |
карычневы (karyčnievy) |
ружовы (ružovy) |
аранжавы (aranžavy) |
шэры (šery) |
фіялетавы (fijalietavy) |
| Bemba | -fita | -bûta | -kashika | umutuntulwa | icafitulukila | katapakatapa | |||||
| Bengali | কালো (kālō) |
সাদা (sādā) |
লল (lal) |
হলুদ (haluda) পীত (pīta) |
নীল (nīl) |
সবুজ (sabuja) |
বাদামি (badami) কপিল (kapila) |
খোলাপি (golapi) পাটল (pāṭala) |
কমলা (komala) |
ধূসর (dhūshor) ছাই-রঙ (chai-rong) |
বেগুন (beguni) রক্তবর্ণ (raktabarn) অরুণ (aruṇa) |
| Bokar | याका (yaka) |
यापुङ् (yapuŋ) |
यालि॔नाग (yalínago) |
नगे (noge) |
दजे (doje) |
जाय (jayo) |
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| Breton | du | gwenn | ruz | melen | glas | gwer glas |
ruzdu duard |
ruz | orañjez melenruz |
gris glas |
glasruz mouk |
| Budukh | laωa | luzu | al | sozá | c̣oru | jašil | |||||
| Bugis | malotoŋ | mapute | macəllaʔ | maridi | makudaraʔ | ||||||
| Bulgarian | черен (m) (cheren) черна (f) (černa) черно (n) (černo) черни (pl) (černi) |
бял (m) (bjal) бяла (f) (bjala) бяло (n) (bjalo) бели (pl) (beli) |
червен (m) (červen) червена (f) (červena) червено (n) (červeno) червени (pl) (červeni) |
жълт (m) (žãlt) жълта (f) (žãlta) жълто (n) (žãlto) жълти (pl) (žãlti) |
син (m) (sin) синя (f) (sinja) синьо (n) (sinjo) сини (pl) (sini) |
зелен (m) (zelen) зелена (f) (zelena) зелено (n) (zeleno) зелени (pl) (zeleni) |
кафяв (m) (kafjav) кафява (f) (kafjava) кафяво (n) (kafjavo) кафяви (pl) (kafjavi) |
розов (m) (rozov) розова (f) (rozova) розово (n) (rozovo) розови (pl) (rozovi) |
оранжев (m) (oranžev) оранжева (f) (oranževa) оранжево (n) (oranževo) оранжеви (pl) (oranževi) |
сив (m) (siv) сива (f) (siva) сиво (n) (sivo) сиви (pl) (sivi) |
лилав (m) (lilav) лилава (f) (lilava) лилаво (n) (lilavo) лилави (pl) (lilavi) виолетов (m) (violetov) виолетова (f) (violetova) виолетово (n) (violetovo) виолетови (pl) (violetovi) |
| Burmese | နက်သော (ne’ðɔ̀) |
ြဖူေသာ (hpyuðɔ̀) |
နီေသာ (niðɔ̀) |
ဝါေသာ (waðɔ̀) |
ြပေသာ (pyaðɔ̀) |
စိမ်းေသာ (sèiŋðɔ̀) |
အညိုရောင် (a nyo yaon) |
လိမ္မော္ရောင် (lein mau yaon) |
မီးခု္းရောင် (mi go yaon) |
ခရမ္းရောင် (ka-yan yaon) |
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| Burushaski | mʌtum | buruːm | baːrdʊm | ɪṣkərk | ɪṣqʌm | ||||||
| Cakchiquel | q̣eq | səq | kəq | q̣ən | rəš | rəš | |||||
| Caló | gallardó | plasnó | lolo | batacolé | julé | bardorí | |||||
| Catalan | negre | blanc | vermell roig |
groc | blau | verd | marró bru |
rosa | taronja | gris | porpra púrpura violat morat |
| Catawba | hawókči | táːkče | səka | wuyantkare | wu | wayani | |||||
| Cavineña | sewe-da | paha-da | pode-da | hawa-da | sawa-da | sawa-da | |||||
| Cayuvava | ɲataha | paboreha | tɨrɨrɨ | darutæ | yaβodahæ | iβere | |||||
| Chácobo | čɨkɨ | hoṣ̌o | piši | šini | niaβa | niaβa | |||||
| Chamorro | áttilong | á’paka | agaga’ | amariyu | asút | betde | |||||
| Chechen | ‘ärža | ḳajn | ċen | moža | sijna | bäccara | боьмаша (bömașa) |
беса-ц1ениг (besa-ċenig) |
ц1еран бос (ċeran bos) |
сира (sira) |
лилула-сийна (lilyla-siyna) |
| Cherokee | ᎬᎿᎨ (gvhnage) |
ᎤᏁᎦ (unega) |
ᎩᎦᎨ (gigage) |
ᏓᎶᏂᎨ (dalonige) |
ᏌᎪᏂᎨ (sagonige) |
ᎢᏥᎢᏳᏍᏗ (itsiiyusdi) |
ᎤᏬᏗᎨ (uwodige) |
ᎦᎦᎨ ᎤᏍᎪᎸ (gagage usgolv) |
ᎠᏓᎶᏂᎨ (adalonige) |
ᎬᎿᎨ ᎤᏍᎪᎸ (gvhnage usgolv) |
ᎠᏛᎭᎵᎨ (advhalige) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 黑(色) (hāk[sīk]) |
白(色) (baahk[sīk]) |
紅(色) (hùhng[sīk]) |
黄(色) (wòhng[sīk]) |
藍(色) (làahm[sīk]) |
綠(色) (luhk[sīk]) |
咖啡色 (gafēsīk) |
粉紅色 (fánhùhngsīk) |
橙色 (cháangsīk) |
灰色 (fūisīk) |
紫色 (jísīk) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 黑色 (hēisè) | 白色< (báisè) | 紅色 [红] (hóngsè) | 黄色 (huángsè) | 藍色 [蓝] (lánsè) 青 (qīng) |
綠色 [绿] (lǜ sè) 青 (qīng) |
棕色 (zōngsè) 褐色 (hèsè) 咖啡色 (kāfēisè) |
粉紅色 (fěnhóngsè) 粉色 (fěnsè) |
橙色 (chéngsè) 橘红色 (júhóngsè) |
灰色 (huīsè) | 紫&ga; (zǐsè) |
| Chinook | klale | t’kope | pil | kwakawak | spooh | pechugh | legléy | ||||
| Chipaya | c̄oḳ | čiwi | lxok | kˀilʸu | larama | čˀoxɲa | |||||
| Chiriguano | -hũu | tĩi | pɨ̃ta | iǰu | howɨ | howɨ | |||||
| Choctaw | lusa | tohbi | homma | lakna | okchamali | okchakko | hotonlvkna | okchakvlbi | tulha̱koba | okchamali | okchakvlbi |
| Chontal (Tabasco) | ik' | sɨk | chɨk | k'ɨn | ik'kutan | yɨx | ik'pik'an | ||||
| Chuj | ḳiḳ | sak | čak | ḳan | yaš | yaš | |||||
| Chuvash | xura | šură | xĕrlĕ | sară | kăvak | simĕs | |||||
| Cofan | sįˀą | totoa | kïˀa | kiyopa | indzią | indzią | |||||
| Colorado | pa-ˀba-‘kã | ɸi-ʰ’ˀbã | ‘lu-ˀbã | laʰ’ke-ˀbã | loʰsĩ-ˀba | loʰsĩ-ˀba | |||||
| Cora Nayar | súˀumuaraˀa | kuaina | tɯpaˀu | taúmua | kuatúmua | ħamuámua | |||||
| Cornish | du | gwynn | rudh | melyn | glas | glas (nt) gwyrdh (mm) gwer (mm) dulas (dk) gwerwyn (lt) |
gell (lt) gorm (dk) |
gwynnrudh kigliw |
rudhvelyn | loos glas |
purpur glasrudh. |
| Corsican | neru | biancu | rossu | giallu | turchini | verdi | brunu cerriu |
rosa | arancinu | grisgiu | viulettu |
| Creole | noi | blanc | rouge | jòne | blé | vett | |||||
| Croatian | crna | bijela | crvena | žuta | plava | zelena | smeđa | ružičasta | narančasta | siva | ljubičasta |
| Czech | černá | bílá | červená rudá |
žlutá | modrá | zelená | hnědá | růžová | oranžová | šedá šedivá |
fialová |
| Danish | sort | hvid | rød | gul | blå | grøn | brun | lyserød | orange | grå | lilla |
| Dutch | zwart | wit | rood | geel | blauw | groen | bruin | roze | oranje | grijs | paars |
| Dzoratâi | nâi | blyan | rodze | zauno | blyû | vè | |||||
| Emberá | paima | tořo | puřu | kuara | pãõãrã | pãõãrã | |||||
| English | black | white | red | yellow | blue | green | brown | pink | orange | grey | purple |
| Epena | pʰãimaa | tʰořoo | pʰoree | kʰuaraa | pʰãwaraa | pʰãwaraa | |||||
| Erza Mordvin | r̃aužo | ašo | yaksʸtʸer̃ʸe | ožo | senʸ | piže | |||||
| Esperanto | nigra | blanca | ruĝa | flava | blua | verda | bruna | roz(kolor)a | oranĝ(kolor)a | griza | viol(kolor)a |
| Estonian | must | valge | punane | kollane | sinine | roheline | pruun | roosa | oranž | hall | lilla |
| Evenki | karā | ñuberī | hulama | siŋarīn | noɣōn | noɣōn | |||||
| Faroese | svartur | hvitur | reyður | gulur | bláur | grønur | brúnur | ljósareyður nelikur |
gráur | ||
| Filipino | itim | puti | púla | dilaw | asul bughaw |
berde lunti luntian |
tsokolate kayumanggi |
rosas | dalandan | abó ábuhin |
lilà ube |
| Finnish | musta | valkoinen | punainen | keltainen | sininen | vihreä | ruskea | pinkki | oranssi | harmaa | purppura |
| French | noir | blanc | rouge | jaune | bleu | vert | marron brun |
rose | orange | gris | violet |
| Frisian (West) | swart | wyt | read | giel | blau | grien | brún | anjer | oranje | skier / griis | pears |
| Galician | negro | branco | vermella | amarela | azul | verde | marrón | rosa | laranja | grises | púrpura |
| Georgian | შავი (shavi) |
თეთრი (thethri) |
წითელი (c’itheli) |
ყვითელი (qvitheli) |
ლურჯი (lurji) dk ცისფერი (cispheri) lt |
მწვანე (mc’vane) |
ყავისფერი (qavispheri) |
ვარდისფერი (vardispheri) |
ნარინჯისფერი (narinjispheri) ფორთოხლისფერი (phorthokhlispheri) |
ნაცრისფერი (nacrispheri) რუხი (rukhi) |
იისფერი (iispheri) იასამნისფერი (iasamnispheri) |
| German | schwarz | weiß | rot | gelb | blau | grün | braun | rosa | orange | grau | lila violett |
| Ghulfan | úri | oɽí | kɛ́le | baɼɽá | úri | te | |||||
| Gilaki | siya | səfid | sorx | zərd | arši | sebz | |||||
| Goajiro | mɨtsia | kasu-to-ľu | išosɨ | maľoukati-si- | wɨitɨ-si | wɨitɨ-si | |||||
| Greek | μαύρο (mavro) |
άσπρο (aspro) |
κόκκινο (kokkino) |
κίτρινο (kitrino) |
μπλε (ble) m-lt γαλάζιο (galazio) m-dk |
πράσινο (prasino) |
καφέ (kafé) |
ροζ (roz) |
πορτοκαλί (portokalí) |
γκρι (gri) |
μοβ (mov) |
| Gupapuyngu | gurrngan | gaywarangu | - | miku'mirri | milkuminymirri | gurrngan | miku'mirri | - | - | - | |
| Guarani | hũ | morotĩ | pytã | sa'yju | hovy | morongy | hũngy | pytãngy | - | atĩva | pytaũ |
| Gujarati | કાળો (kaaro) |
સફેદ (safed) |
લાલ (laal) |
પીળો (peero) |
ભૂરો - dk (bhuro) વાદળી - lt (vaadaree) |
લીલો (leelo) |
બદામી (badaamee) |
ગુલાબી (gulaabee) |
નારંગી (naarangee) |
ભૂખરો (bhukharo) |
જાંબલી (jaambalee) |
| Hausa | bak̑ī | farī | jā | rawaya | shuɗī | algashi | |||||
| Hawaiian | ‘ele’ele | ke’oke’o | ‘ula’ula wena |
melemele | uliuli | ‘ooma’oma’o | palaunu | ‘aakala | ‘aalani | ‘aahinahina | poni |
| Hebrew | שחור (shakhor) |
לבן (lavan) |
אדום (adom) |
צהוב (tsahov) |
כחול dk (kakhol) תכול / תכלת lt (takhol / tekhelet) |
ירוק (yarok) |
חום (khoom) |
ורוד (varod) |
כתום (katom) |
אפור (afor) |
סגול (sagol) |
| Hindi | काला (kālā) |
सफेद (saphed) |
लाल (lāl) |
पीला (pīlā) |
नीला (nīlā) |
हरा (harā) |
भूरा (bhūrā) |
गुलाबी (gulābī) |
नारंगी (nārangī) |
धूसर (dhūsara) |
बैंगनी (bainganī) |
| Hmong | dub | dawb | liab | daj | xiav | ntsuab | |||||
| Ho | henḍe | punḍi | ( ?) | sasaŋleká | gádeḍ | tasadleká | |||||
| Huastec | eḥeknʔi | ṭakniʔ | tsakniʔ | manuʔ | yašušuul | yašušuul | |||||
| Hungarian | fekete | fehér | piros vörös |
sárga | kék | zöld | barna | rózsaszín | narancssárga narancs |
szürke | lila |
| Icelandic | svartur | hvítur | rauður | gulur | blár | grænn | brúnn | bleikur | appelsínugulur | grár | fjólublár |
| Ido | nigra | blanka | reda | flava | blua | verda | |||||
| Igbo | ojii | ocha | -cha ufie ūfie | èdò | blu | akwụkwọ nri | |||||
| Indonesian | hitam | putih | merah | kuning | biru | hijau | coklat | merah muda | oranye | abu abu | ungu |
| Ingush | ‘ärža | ḳaj | c̣e | ‘ažaʁa | sijna | baccarat | |||||
| Interlingua | nigre | albe | rubie | jalne | blau | verde | |||||
| Irish (Gaelic) | dubh | bán | dearg | buí | gorm | glas (lv) uaine (mm) |
donn | bándearg | oráiste flannbhuí |
liath glas |
corcra |
| Italian | nero | bianco | rosso | giallo | azzurro (lt) blu |
verde | marrone | rosa | arancione | grigio | viola |
| Itonama | kawolo | rapɨhna | i-dahke | o-were | wanili | kabalaʔi | |||||
| Itza’ | boš | sək | čək | ḳən | yaʔaš | ḳiḳ | |||||
| Ixil | q̣eq | saq | kaq | q̣an | čaʔs | čaʔs | |||||
| Japanese | 黒 (kuro) |
白 (shiro) |
赤 (aka) |
黄 (ki) |
ブリュー (buryū) 青 (ao) |
緑 (midori) |
茶色 (chairo) |
桃色 (momoiro) |
オレンジ (orenji) 橙色 (daidaiiro) |
灰色 (haiiro) 鼡色 (dk) (nezumiiro) |
紫 (murasaki) |
| Javanese | ireng / cemeng | putih / pethak | abang / abrit | kuning | biru | ijo / ijem | coklat / soklat | jambon | oranye / kuning télô | abu-abu | ungu / wungu / kembang térông |
| Kaingang | sə | kupri | kɔsɔŋ | mãrɛru | təŋ | təŋ | |||||
| Kannada | ಕಪ್ಪು (kappu) |
ಬಿಳಿ (biḷi) |
ಕೆಂಪು (kempu) |
ಹಳದಿ (haḷadi) |
ನೀಲಿ (nīli) |
ಹಸಿರು (hasiru) |
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| Kapampangan | matuling | maputi | malutu | culul ebun | asul (blue) asul marino (dark blue) |
berdi | culul chuclati | rosas | culul salmon | culul abu | culul ubi |
| Karajá | iIəbɨ | ura | isɔ | ( ) | ľɨre | ľɨre | |||||
| Karakalpak | қара (ḳara) |
қуу (kuu) |
қырмызы (kɪrmɪzɪ) |
сары (sarɪ) |
көк (kök) |
жасыл (žasɪl) |
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| Karelian | мусту (mustu) |
валгей (valgej) |
рускей (ruskej) |
келдайнə (keldajnə) |
синнинэ (sinninĕ) |
виханду (vixandu) |
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| Karipuna | nég | blã | huj | jón | ble | viat | |||||
| Kashubian | czôrny | biôłi | czerwiôny | żôłti | mòdri (lt) granatny (dk) |
zelony | bruny | różewi | apfelzynowi | szari | lilewi (lt) pùrpùrny (dk) |
| Katcha | u’du’du | aʔbasa | otɛ | agerikiri | u’du’du | ageri | |||||
| Kekchi | q̣eq | saq | kaq | ḳan | raš | raš | |||||
| Kharia | karhaini | oselḍaˀ | gola, joŋgor | lila, piyar | lil, nila | hariyar | |||||
| Khmer | ព្រញូញ ខ្មៅ (prɔɲuːɲ. kʰmaw) |
ស (sɒː) |
រត្ត (rɔɒttaˀ) |
ស្កូយ, ហវី (skuəy, hariˀ) |
ខៀវ (kʰiəw) |
ស្រង឵ត (srɒŋat) |
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| Kiribati | roroo | mainaina | uraura | babooboo | mawaawa | kiriin | |||||
| Komi | sʸöd | edžɩd | gör̃d | kolʸkviž | löz | vež | |||||
| Konkani | काळे (kāle) |
धवे (dhave) |
तंन्डे (tãḍe) |
हळ्दुवे (haḷduve) |
नीळ (nīla) |
पाच्वे (pāčve) |
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| Korean | 검은 색 (keomeun saek) |
하얀 색 (hayan saek) |
빨간 색 (ppalgan saek) |
노란 색 (noran saek) |
파란 색 (paran saek) |
녹색 (nogsaek) |
갈색 (kalsaek) |
분홍색 (bunhongsaek) |
오렌지 색 (orenji saek) |
회색 (hoeseak |
보라색 (bolasaek) |
| Koromfe | bĩn- | pɔ̃n- | sɔm- | kɔ̃ɔ̃d- | kɛ̃ɛ̃ | kɛ̃ɛ̃ | |||||
| Kpelle | tɛi | kole | kpɔlu | kpeleŋ | mu-tɛi-ɛɛ | laa-ŋunu | |||||
| Kumyk | къара (ḳara) |
акъ (aḳ) |
къызыл (ḳɪzɪl) |
сары (sarɪ) |
кёк (kök) |
жасыл (žasɪl) |
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| Kunza | atchi | tarar | lari | ckaala | selti | ckaari | |||||
| Kurdish | yê reş | yê sipî | yê sor | yê zer | yê şîn | yê kesk | |||||
| Kuwi | କଅଋିନି (kāṛini) |
ପଅଣ୍ଡ୍ରି, ଓେଲ୍ଲ (pāṇḍri, vella) |
ଲୋନ୍ଗ (longi) |
ହିଇଗିରି (hīṅgiri) |
ନିଲ୍ଯ (nilya) |
ଅଅକୁପଚ୍ଚ (ākupacca) |
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| Ladino | פריטו (preto) |
בלאנקו (blanko) |
בירמיג׳ו (bermežo) |
אמארײאו (amariyo) |
אזול (azul) |
ב׳ידרי (veđre) |
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| Lakota | sápa | ská | šá | zí | tɦó tɦósaŋ (lt) tɦósapa (dk) |
tɦózi tɦó (dk) |
ǧí | šásaŋ | zíša | ɦóta sáŋ (lt) |
tɦóša |
| Lamut | xakarīn | njōbatə̄ | xulanjā | xel | čulbanjā | čulbanjā | |||||
| Lao | ດຳ (dàːm) |
ກາວ (kǒw) |
ສີແໆງ (sǐ dàaŋ) |
ສີເຫລືອງ (sǐ leuàn) |
ສີຟ້າ (sǐ fâ) |
ສີຂຽວ (sǐ kiǎw) |
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| Latvian | melns | balts | sarkans | dzeltens | zils | zaļš | brūns | rozā | oranžs | pelēks | purpursarkana |
| Lengua | pais-iam | -mopa-iya | -yithwas-e | -yatiktama | -yapakmate | -yapakmate | |||||
| Limbu | ᤁᤢᤔᤰᤗ (kumakla) |
ᤁᤢᤓᤨᤖ (kubhɔra) |
ᤁᤢᤜᤧᤳᤗ (kuhetla) |
ᤀᤨᤶᤍᤱᤒ (omdaŋba) |
ᤛᤜᤡᤀᤸ (sahiʔl) |
ᤁᤢᤜᤡᤰᤗ (kuhikla) |
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| Lithuanian | juoda | balta | raudona | geltona | mėlyna | žalia | ruda | rožinė | oranžinė | pilka | violetinė |
| Lojban | xekri | blabi | xunre | pelxu | blanu | crino | bunre | narju | grusi | zirpu | |
| Luangiua | uliʔuli | maʔiŋi | mea | helo | pala | kea | |||||
| Luba | fitùtùu | -tòòke | -kunze | kàlaabi | -a cyuluulu | lubìšibiši | |||||
| Luxembourgish | schwaarz | wäiss | rout | giel | blo | gréng | |||||
| Macedonian | црн (m) црна (f) црно (n) црни (pl) |
бел (m) бела (f) бело (n) бели (pl) |
црвен (m) црвена (f) црвено (n) црвени (pl) |
жолт (m) жолта (f) жолто (n) жолти (pl) |
син (m) сина (f) сино (n) синиv (pl) |
зелен (m) зелена (f) зелено (n) зелени (pl) |
кафеав (m) кафеава (f) кафеаво (n) кафеави (pl) |
розев (m) розева (f) розево (n) розеви (pl) |
портокалов (m) портокалова (f) портокалово (n) портокалови (pl) |
сив (m) сива (f) сиво () сиви (pl) |
виолетов (m) виолетова (f) виолетово (n) виолетови (pl) |
| Machiguenga | potsiari | kútari | kiraári | kiteri | kamachonkari | ||||||
| Macushi | arikkɨtun | aimutun | suuyu | aʔmutun | rora | rora | |||||
| Maia | gigir | usua | kedat | aligam | maribuka | koborum | |||||
| Malagasy | mainty | fotsy | mena | vonivony | manga | maitso | |||||
| Malay | hitam | putih | merah | kuning | biru | hijau | warna perang warna coklat |
merah jambu | warna oren jingga |
kelabu | ungu |
| Malayalam | കറപ്പു (karappu) |
വെളുപ്പു (veluppu) |
ചെമപ്പു (cemappu) |
മഞ (manya) |
നീല (nīla) |
പച്ച (pacca) |
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| Maldivian | ކަލު (kalu) |
ހުޑު (hudu) |
ރަތް (rai) |
ނޫ (nú) |
ނޫ (nú) |
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| Maltese | iswed sewda swed |
abjad bajda bojod |
ahmar hamra homor |
isfar safra sofor |
blu ikhal kahla kohol |
aħdar ħadra ħodor |
kannella | roża | orinġ | griż | vjola |
| Malto | मड़्ग्रो (maṛgro) |
बोग्लि (bogli) |
क़ैसो (qēso) |
बाल्को (bālko) |
क़ेन्मिना (qenminā) |
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| Mam | q’eq’ | sak | kyaq | sak q’ent | xew | cha’x | |||||
| Mamanwa | maʔitɨm | mapotik | mararag | madolaw | grin | ||||||
| Manado | svartine | hvetine | kirmine | sardine | azurine | yerkine | |||||
| Manchu | sahaliyan | šaŋǧan | fulǧan | hūwaŋ | kūke | ñovanɣan | |||||
| Mandinka | fiŋ | koy | wuleeta | netemunku | buluu | jambakere | |||||
| Mansi | semil | woykan | kelp | wosʸr̃am | etar̃xar̃ʸi | nʸar̃pumospa | |||||
| Manx | doo | bane gial |
jiarg ruy |
buigh bwee |
gorrym | glass eayney geayney |
dhoan | bane-yiarg blaa ruishagh |
jiarg-bwee oranje |
lheeah | gorrym jiarg |
| Māori | mangu pango |
taitea mā |
kura whero |
kōwhai | purū purū-pōuri (dk) |
kikorangi torouka uriuri (dk) pounamu (dk) kahurangi (lt) |
parāone parauri hāura |
pūwhero-mā | karaka | kiwikiwi kororā |
pāpura waiporoporo poroporo tawa |
| Mapudungun | korɨ | liɣ | kelɨ | čoθ | kalʸfɨ | karɨ | |||||
| Mari | šem | oš | joškár | nə́rɪnče | kánde, örzá | sə́wɪn, užár | |||||
| Maxakalí | mũnĩy | xutta | ãta | yĩxux | yĩxux | ||||||
| Mehri | ḥōwer | ewbōn | ʔōfer | kerkēm | heźáwr | heźáwr | |||||
| Mende | tle | aku aku | nalo | aflornivi | apmarjere | sembe | |||||
| Micmac | maqtewék | wapék | mekwék | wisawék | ewnék | stoqonamúk | |||||
| Mishmi | म (má) |
ल्यो (lyô) |
शि, ज़प् (šî, záp) |
मिङ् (miŋ) |
प्रु (prú) |
तङ (táŋá) |
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| Miskito | siksa | pihnka | pauni | lalahni | sangni | kurra | |||||
| Mocoví | n-aweʔ | y-alagaḳ | tok | ḳoɲi | l-kolaḳ | r-adala | |||||
| Mohawk | kahòntsi | kenraken | onekwenhtara | otsinekwar | orònya | ohonte | |||||
| Mokilese | soal | korohro | wahssa | roangroang | puluh | krihn | |||||
| Mongolian | хар (xar) |
цагаан (cagaan) |
улаан (ulaan) |
шар (šar) |
хөх (xöx) |
ногоон (nogoon) |
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| Morisyen | nwar | blan | ruz | zonn | ble | ver | |||||
| Mundurukú | i-ok | i-rɨt | i-pak-pɨk | i-pekpɨk | i-rem-rɨm | -rem-rɨm | |||||
| Nafusi | zeṭṭåf | mellel | zuggaġ | illéṣfår | werraġ | werraġ | |||||
| Nahuatl | tliltic | iztac | chichiltic | coztic | texotic | xoxoctic | |||||
| Navajo | tsídii | ɬigai | ɬich ííʔ | ɬítso | dootɬʔizh | dootɬʔiazh | |||||
| Nganasan | heŋkə | si̮rajkuo | d’abakuo | tod’akuo | ŋind a˝si̮e | ŋind a˝si̮e | |||||
| Ninam | uši | šîe | ĩe | walapasipi | palahi | palahi | |||||
| Nivaclé | yakut | klim | yuk | koxi yax | yaka | nipeway-ši | |||||
| Nivkh | vulvələǵ | ḳonuǵ | paḥla | ĕvrḳvala | təl | ńlajsvalaǵ | |||||
| Nogai | кара (kara) |
ак (ak) |
кызыл (kɪzɪl) |
сары (sarɪ) |
коьк (kөk) |
коьк (kөk) |
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| Nomatsig’ga | tsitari | kátari | kiraári | kateríri | kisaári | kaniari | |||||
| Nootka | topk- | λˀic̄- | λˀiḥ- | ḥic̄-pˀiq- | kinˀic̄- | kistaq- | |||||
| Norwegian | svart | hvit | rød | gul | blå | grønn | brun | rosa | oransje | grå | lilla |
| Novial | nigri | blanki | redi | gelbi | Asuri | verdi | |||||
| Nyankore | rukwiragura | -rukwera | -rukutukura | -engere | obwato | kinyansi | |||||
| Ocaina | hɯ’tóːfɯ | furąña | tsíːo | bóːra | moxóːso | hiáː’o | |||||
| Occitan | negre negra |
blanc/a | roge roja |
jaune | blau blava blu |
verd/a | brun/a | ròse ròsa |
irange | gris | violet/a |
| O'odham | s-cuk | s-toha s-tohă |
s-wegi s-wegĭ |
s-oam | s-añi:lmagi s-ce:dagi |
s-ce:dagi s-cu:dagĭ |
s-kubjuwi | s-wegĭ | s-nalasmagĭ | s-ko:magi | s-u:dwismagi |
| Oneida | -aˀswʌˀt- | -wiskliyo- | onikwʌ́htalaˀ | otsínkwal | olú·yaˀ | awʌ·lá | |||||
| Orejón | nea | bo- | ma | sʋñohaihʋ̨ | bodi hą | bodi hą | |||||
| Ossetic | sau | urs | sɪrx | bur | ærwxwɪz | c̣æx | |||||
| Otomi | mboi | t'axi | theni | k'ast'í | íxki | k'angí | dëjü möxo |
noxa | nanxa | 'bospí | kuhu |
| Páez | khũč | čihme | beh | lem | c̄ẽy | c̄ẽy | |||||
| Palauan | bechachás | becheleléu | bekerkárd | bibrúrek | mellemáu | begendelabib | |||||
| Panare | tɨ-puku-re | tamuʔɲe | t-ukin-ke | t-ukin-ke | t-akuˀya-ke | t-akuˀya-ke | |||||
| Papiamentu | pretu | blanku | kòrá | geel, hel | blau | berdè | |||||
| Pashto | تور (tor) |
سپينرنگہ (spinranga) |
سور (sur) |
ژېړ (žer̥) |
شين (šin) |
شين (šin) |
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| Paumarí | bara- | bokho- | dana- | notxoro- | koriki | ajamo- | |||||
| Pazeh | dərəxə́n | isiláu | lubaːhiŋ | tabaːrák | turulich | maŋa ːyáh | |||||
| Persian (Farsi) |
سياه (siyāh) |
سفيد (sefīd) |
قرمز (ɣermez) |
زرد (zard) |
آبى (ābi) |
سبز (sabz) |
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| Pilagá | l-eed-aʁaik | y-apagaḳ | toomaʁadaik | yo-ḳowi | malaʁad-aik | d-adala | |||||
| Pitta Pitta | tympa | warrhaputha | kurrhi~ | parrhu~ | tympa | kalyirrhka | |||||
| Polci | dzuŋi | faali | lagham | maa mbetlim | shuuɗi | koore | |||||
| Polish | czarny | biały | czerwony | żółty | niebieski | zielony | brązowy | różowy | pomarańczowy | szary | fioletowy purpurowy |
| Ponapean | toantoal | pwetepwet | weitahta | oaŋoahŋ | mei | pohndihpw | |||||
| Portuguese | preto negro |
branco | vermelho encarnado rubro |
amarelo jalde jalne |
azul | verde | castanho (br) marrom (pt) |
rosa | cor-de-laranja (pt) cor-de-abóbora (pt) laranja (br) |
cinzento cinza pardo gris |
violeta roxo púrpura |
| Potawatomi | muktĕ | wapškyak | mĕskwak | wisawa | wičapkwak | eškbak | |||||
| Puinave | -pik | -bək | -kət | -hut | -ãk | -ãk | |||||
| Pulaar | ɓaleejo | daneejo | boɗeejo | oolo | bulo | haako- | |||||
| Punjabi | ਕਾਲ਼ਾ (kaḷā) |
ਸਫ਼ੈਦ (safaid) |
ਲਾਲ (lāl) |
ਪੀਲ਼ਾ (pīḷā) |
ਨੀਲਾ (nīlā) |
ਹਰਾ (harā) |
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| Qawesqar | semen | aḳyefḳyar | ḳyeyero | tˀel | arḳʰa | arḳʰa | |||||
| Quechua | yana | yuraq | puka | q’ellu | anqas | qomer | chumppi | ||||
| Quiché | q̣eq | səq | kaq | q̣ən | rəš | rəš | |||||
| Rapanui | kerekere | teatea | úraúra | para | moana | uri | |||||
| Roma(ni) | kalo | parno | lolo | čuto | modro | seleno | |||||
| Romanian | negru | alb | rosu | galben | albastru | verde | maro | roz | portocaliu | gri | violet |
| Romansh | nair | alv | cotschen | mellen | blau | verd | |||||
| Rotokas | katokato | kaakaavo | turuevira | kese | kuuva | kokovara | |||||
| Roviana | muho | keoro | ziŋara | meava | balairi | buma | |||||
| Russian | чёрный (čornyj) |
белый (belyj) |
красный (krasnyj) рыжий (ryžj) |
жёлтый (žoltyj) |
синий (sinij) dk голубой (goluboj) lt |
зелёный (zeljonyj) |
коричневый (koričnevyj) |
розовый (rozovyj) |
оранжевый (oranževyj) |
серый (seryj) |
фиолетовый (fioletovyj) dk сиреневый (sirenevyj) lt лиловый (lilovyj) |
| Saanich | nəqʾix̣ | pəʾ | nəkʷim | lələč | qʷəyʾəlʾ | nəqʷey | |||||
| Salar | ɣara | ax | ɣyzil | sary | ɣux | jäšil | |||||
| Sardinian | niedhu | biancu | arrubiu | grogu | asulu | birdi | |||||
| Scottish Gaelic | dubh | geal | dearg ruadh |
buidhe | gorm | uaine | donn | pinc | buidhe | liath glas |
purpaidh |
| Secoya | neakɔ | pohaˀikɔ | ma jaˀikɔ | sɨ̨ˀñohaˀikɔ | ñąhǫkɨˀyo | ñąhǫkɨˀyo | |||||
| Sei | kōpoɬ | kōχp | čēɬ | emasoɬ | koiɬ | koiɬ | |||||
| Selkup | šʸæḳɨ | sər̃ɨ | nʸar̃ḳɨ | patɨlʸ | nor̃ælʸ | patɨlʸ | |||||
| Sepedi | so | tšhweu | hwibidu | sehla | tala | ||||||
| Serbian | Црн (m/sg) Црна (f/sg) Црно (n/sg) Црни (m/pl) Црне (f/pl) Црна (n/pl) |
Бео (m/sg) Бела (f/sg) Бело (n/sg) Бели (m/pl) Беле (f/pl) Бела (n/pl) |
Црвен (m/sg) Црвена (f/sg) Црвено (n/sg) Црвени (m/pl) Црвене (f/pl) Црвена (n/pl) |
Жут (m/sg) Жута (f/sg) Жуто (n/sg) Жути (m/pl) Жуте (f/pl) Жута (n/pl) |
Плав (m/sg) Плава (f/sg) Плаво (n/sg) Плави (m/pl) Плаве (f/pl) Плава (n/pl) |
Зелен (m/sg) Зелена (f/sg) Зелено (n/sg) Зелени (m/pl) Зелене (f/pl) Зелена (n/pl) |
Браон | Ружичаст (m/sg) Ружичаста (f/sg) Ружичасто (n/sg) Ружичасти (m/pl) Ружичасте (f/pl) Ружичаста (n/pl) |
Наранџаст (m/sg) Наранџаста (f/sg) Наранџасто (n/sg) Наранџасти (m/pl) Наранџасте (f/pl) Наранџаста (n/pl) |
Сив (m/sg) Сива (f/sg) Сиво (n/sg) Сиви (m/pl) Сиве (f/pl) Сива (n/pl) |
Љубичаст (m/sg) Љубичаста (f/sg) Љубичасто (n/sg) Љубичасти (m/pl) Љубичасте (f/pl) Љубичаста (n/pl) |
| Shimaore | ndzilu | ndjeu | nzukundru | dzindzano | bile | veri | |||||
| Shipibo | čеʂ̌е | hoʂ̌o | hošín | panšín | yankón | šepa | |||||
| Shompen | kaʔing | kagijāu | kāteob | kaʔugão | komeniaŋ | kãʔoõi | |||||
| Shoshoni | Duhu- | Dosa- | ai̱ŋabite | čapite | ai̱behibite | buhibite | |||||
| Sicilian | níuru | biancu | russu | giarnu | bru | virdi | |||||
| Sinhala | කළු (kalu) |
සුදු (sudhu) |
රතු (rathu) |
කහ (kaha) |
නිල් (nil) |
කොළ (kola) |
දුඹුරු (dhumburu) |
රෝස (rosa) |
තැඹිලි (kambili) |
අළු (alu) |
දම් (dham) |
| Slovak | čierna | biela | červená | žltá | modrá | zelená | hnedá | ružová | oranžová | šedá | fialová |
| Slovenian | črna | bela | rdeča | rumena | modra | zelena | rjava | roza | oranžna | siva | vijolična |
| Somali | 𐒑𐒖𐒆𐒙𐒓 (madow) |
𐒋𐒖𐒆 (cad) |
𐒋𐒖𐒈 (cas) |
𐒋𐒖𐒓𐒐𐒖𐒒 (cawlan) |
𐒁𐒚𐒐𐒚𐒓𐒌 (buluug) |
𐒋𐒖𐒌𐒛𐒇 (cagaar) |
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| Sorbian | čorny | běƚy | čerwjeny | žoƚty | módry | zeleny | |||||
| Spanish | negro | blanco | rojo colorado |
amarillo | azul | verde | moreno marrón castaño color café |
rosa | color naranja anaranjado |
gris | morado |
| Sranan | blaka | weit | redi | geri | blaw | grun | broin | lekti redi | ólenisi | kulei | lila |
| Sudovian | kirsnas | gailas | varmias | geltainas | gālimbias | zal’jas | |||||
| Suena | anai | gomu | disa | nozawai | uwiwai | buge | |||||
| Sulung | हिअेङकेलेङ् (hieŋkeleŋ) |
आर-युङ् (ar-yuŋ) |
आअि॔के॔रेअि (aíkérei) |
आसलुवा (asoluwa) |
आपि (api) |
आञाङ् (añaŋ) |
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| Swedish | svart (c) svart (n) svarta (pl) |
vit (c) vitt (n) vita (pl) |
röd (c) rött (n) röda (pl) |
gul (c) gult (n) gula (pl) |
blå (c) blått (n) blåa (pl) |
grön (c) grönt (n) gröna (pl) |
brun (c) brunt (n) bruna (pl) |
skär (c) skärt (n) skära (pl) |
orange (c) orangt (n) oranga (pl) |
grå (c) grått (n) gråa (pl) |
violett (c) violett (n) violetta (pl) |
| Tajik | sioħ | safed | surx | zard | kabud | sabz | |||||
| Talysh | sijo | sipi | gɪzɪl | zerd | kavü | havz | |||||
| Tamil | கருப்பு (karuppu) |
வெள்ளை (veḷḷai) |
சிவப்பு (sivappu) |
மஞ்சள் (manjaḷ) |
நீலம் (nīlam) |
பச்சை (pakkai |
கபிலம் (kabilam) |
இளஞ்சிவப்பு (iḷanchivappu) |
செம்மஞ்சள் (semmanjaḷ) |
நரை நிறம் (narai niram) |
ஊதா (ūdā) |
| Tarahumara | chócami | rosácami | lánami | sitácami | siyonamí | siyónami | |||||
| Tatar | кара (kara) |
ак (ak) |
кызыл (kɪzɪl) |
сары (sarɪ) |
күк (kük) |
яшел (jašel) |
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| Tausug | ʔitum | putiʔ | pulah | bianiŋ | gadduŋ | gadduŋ | |||||
| Tehuelche | ‘pˀol- | ‘or- | ‘ḳˀāpˀ- | ‘wāytˀ- | ‘ḳaltˀ- | ‘xeštˀltˀe- | |||||
| Telugu | నలుపు (nalupu) |
తెలుపు (telupu) |
ఎరుపు (erupu) |
పచ్చ (patstsa) |
నీలము (niilamu) |
పచ్చ (patstsa) |
పాల (paala) |
చంద్రకావి (chandra kaavi) |
నారింజ (naarinza) |
మసర (masara) |
త్సామనము (tsaamanamu) |
| Tetum | metan | mutin | mean | kinur | azúl | modok | |||||
| Thai | สีดำ (see-dum) |
สีขาว (see-kharw) |
สีแดง (see-daeng) |
สีเหลือง (see-lhoerng) |
สีฟ้า (see-far) สีน้ำเงิน (see-num-ngern) |
สีเขียว (see-khiaw) |
สีน้ำตาล (see-num-tarn) |
สีชมพู (see-chom-poo) |
สีส้ม (see-som) |
สีเทา (see-tao) |
สีม่วง (see-muang) |
| Tibetan | ནག་པོ་ (nagpo) |
དཀར་པོ (karpo) |
དམར་པོ (marpo) |
སེར་པོ (sarpo) |
སྔོན་པོ (ngonpo) |
ལྗང་ཁུ (liangkhu) |
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| Tigrinya | ጸሊም (ṣɛlim) |
ጻዕዳ (ṣɛʕuda) |
ቀይሕ (qɛjḥ) |
ቢጫ (bič̣a) |
ሰማያዊ (sɛmajawi) |
ሓምላይ (ḥamlaj) |
ལྗང་ཁུ (gyamyug) |
ལི་ཝང (liwang) |
མུ་མན (muman) |
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| Tlingit | tˀoočˀ | dleit | léixˀʷ | tlˀáatlˀ | x̣éišxˀʷ | sˀoow | |||||
| Tok Pisin | blakpela | waitpela | retpela | yelopela | blupela | grinpela | |||||
| Tongan | ‘uli’uli | hinehina | kulokula | engeenga | lanu-moana | lanu-mata | |||||
| Trinitario | -siso | -hopu | -lc̄ʸoro | -yokko | -ripu | -heʔču | |||||
| Trumai | dat̯ | tsi-tore | tsi-omat | tsi-aiixu | tsi-auu | ure ure ue.. | |||||
| Tsimshian | gaax | moks | masgmʔiɬee | ( ?) | gwisgwaask | maɬiitk | |||||
| Tuki | hiítiti | puúm | orí ówó dekétíi | conáŋ | burúm | ecénécéné | |||||
| Turkish | siyah | beyaz | kırmızı | sarı | mavi | yeşil | kahve rengi | pembe | turuncu | gri | mor |
| Tuvaluan | uli | kèna | kùla | sèga | pulú | lanu launiu kulini |
- | - | ólenisi | kulei | - |
| Tuyuca | yî’̃ | bu’ti | sõ’ã | sõ’ã | sɨ̃’bẽ | sɨ̃’bẽ | |||||
| Twi | tuntum | fufuo/fitaa | k¡k¡¡ | akok¡srade¢ | bibire | ahabammono | dodoe¢ | memen | nsonso | beredum ¡tank¡k¡¡ afasebiri afase¢ |
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| Ukrainian | чорний (čornyj) |
бiлий (bilyj) |
червоний (červonyj) |
жовтий (žovtyj) |
синiй (synij) |
зелений (zelenyj) |
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| Urdu | كالا (kâlâ) |
سفيد (safed) |
سرخ (surkh) |
پیلا (pîlâ) |
نيلا (nîlâ) |
هرا (harâ) |
بھورا (bhûrâ) |
گلابى (gulâbî) |
مالٹا (malta) |
سلیٹی (sleṭî) |
جامنی (jâmnî) |
| Uzbek | қора (qora) |
оқ (oq) |
қизил (qizil) |
сариқ (sariq) |
кўк (kŭk) |
яшил (jašil) |
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| Veps | must | vauged | rusked | pakuine | sini | vihand | |||||
| Vietnamese | đen (𪓇) | trắng (𤽸) | đỏ (𣠶) | vàng (黄) | xanh (青) | nâu | hồng (紅) | cam | xám (藍) | tím | |
| Volapük | blägik | vietik | ledik | yelibik | yulibik | glünik | |||||
| Võro | must | valgõ | verrev | kõllanõ | sinine | rohilinõ | pruuń | roosa | pihlõnõ orants |
hall' | lilla |
| Wai Wai | či-čwi-ye | tu-mut-we | ču-ču-re | tɨ-šewe-ke | ti-swa-y | tu-škukuyure | |||||
| Waorani | b̶ɩ̨ntamų | nąmæ̨nta | opatawæ̨ | itækad’æ̨ | mįntad’æ̨ | mįntad’æ̨ | |||||
| Wapishana | pʰudidi-ʔu | ʾbarakʰa-ʔu | wɨẓa-ʔu | kʰidau-ʔu | kʰuʔuri-ʔu | kʰuʔuri-ʔu | |||||
| Wayampi | piyũ | sĩ | pilã | tawa | sɔ̃wĩ | ||||||
| Welsh | du | gwyn | coch | melyn | glas | glas (nt) gwyrdd (mm) |
brown | pinc | oren | llwyd glas |
piws porffor |
| Witoto Mur. | hitɨre | userede | edoroide | borare | hiduirede | mokorede | |||||
| Wolof | n̂uul | weex | xonxa | mbog | werta | ||||||
| Xhosa | mnyama | mhlophe | bomvu | lebhelu mthubi |
luhlaza | luhlaza | ntsundu | pinki | orenji | ngwevu | mfusa |
| Yakut | xara | ürüŋ | kɪhɪl | araɣas | küöx | küöx | |||||
| Yapese | kool | weachweach | roow | maegchoel | yarraq | giriin | |||||
| Yaruro | burɛ-burɛ-a | bɛrɛ-bɛrɛ-a | koɛ-koɛ-a | koɛ-koɛ-a | tɔ-tɔ-a | čʰã-čʰã | |||||
| Yiddish | שוואַרץ (shvarts) |
ווײַס (vays) |
רויט (royt) |
געל (gel) |
בלאָ (blo) |
גרין (grin) |
ברוין (broyn) |
ראָז (roz) |
מאַראַנץ (marants) |
גרוי (groy) |
לילאַ (lila) |
| Yoruba | dudú | funfun | pón | pupa | òfáfeàwò | aláwö | |||||
| Yucatec Maya | 'ik | saak | chak | k'an | yax | 'ik/chak/k'an | chak | k'an | 'ik/saak | - | |
| Yuwana | waleiʰte | kʸabo | tuwẽlõ | tuwẽlõ | lũʰtibo | lũʰtibo | |||||
| Zapotec Yatz. | gasʁ | šyiš | ʐ̌ṉa | gašə | asul | gaˀ | |||||
| Zulu | -mnyama | -mhlope | -ɓomvu | -liphuzi | -luhlaza | -luhlaza | |||||
| Zuñi | kˀʷi | kˀoha- | šilowa- | ɬupc̄ˀi- | ɬiʔʔa | ʔašena | |||||
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Lists of colours
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors
Research on colour words
http://www.putlearningfirst.com/language/research/colour_words.html
The colour of words
http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/colour.htm
Colour idioms in different language
http://www.starchamber.com/colors/color-idioms.html
Japanese colours
http://nihongoup.com/blog/japanese-color-names/
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