Colour words in Creek
Words for colours in Creek (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
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