Colour words in Muscogee (Creek-Seminole)

Words for colours in Muscogee (Mvskoke), a Muskogean language spoken in Oklahoma and Florida in the USA.

lvstē - black

Shades of red

oklvstē = dark grey, faded black

hvtkē - white

catē - red

Shades of red and expressions

okcatē - off-red, redish, purple
catetv - to turn red

lanē - yellow

holattē - blue

Shades of blue and expressions

okholattē - off-blue, teal (sometimes shades of indigo, violet and purple)
holattēcetv - to make blue

lanē - green, unripe (fruit)

oklanē - brown

catosē - pink

Etymology: from French rose (pink).

yvlahv, yvlahomv - orange

sopahvtkē - grey, colourless, dull tipsy

Shades of grey

okhvtwē - pale grey, off-white

okcatē - purple

Shades of purple

pvrkomv - grape

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Information about Muscogee (Creek-Seminole) | Phrases | Numbers | Colours

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