Colour words in Igbo

ojii, ojiī - black

Expressions

• òji ōji - black, blackish
• Ndi ōji - Africans, black people
• onye ōji - a black person

ọcha - white, light-coloured, clean, pure, undefiled

Expressions

• ọ̀cha - whiteness, light-colour
• -dị ọ̀cha - to be fair in complexion, be white, clean
• nnekwu ọcha - white hen
• onye ọcha - a white person

mmee mmee - red, reddish; ọbara ọbara - red

Expressions

• -cha ọ̀bàla ọ̀bàlà, -cha ọ̀bàra ọ̀bàrà - to be red, blood-red
• -cha ufie ūfie - to be red

edo edo - yellow; ògùlu ògùlù - yellow; àkpammānụ - yellow, brown

Expressions

• èdò - yellow vegetable dye, yellow (colour)
• -cha/dị èdo èdò - to be yellow
• ògùlù - yellow(ness)

anụnụ anụnụ - blue

ndụ ndụ - green; akwụkwọ ndụ - green (“green leaves”)

Expressions

• -zọ ndụ̀ - state of being living, raw, fresh, green, uncooked

aja aja - brown; àkpammānụ - yellow, brown

ire ire - pink

pọpọ pọpọ, nchara nchara - orange

ntụ ntụ - grey

odo odo - purple

ọla ọcha - silver

ọnā èdò, ọla edo - gold