Colour words in Xhosa
mnyama - black
mhlophe - white
Expressions
- ihobe elimhlophe - (white) dove
- mhlophe gede - white as snow
bomvu - red
Expression
- Ukuba bomvu - to be illiterate (to be red)
lubhelu / mthubi - yellow
Expression
- icesina emthubi - yellow fever
luhlaza - blue; green; raw; rude; uneducated
ntsundu - brown
bomvana / pinki - pink
orenji - orange
ngwevu - grey
mfusa - purple
tyheli - amber
bomvu-gwanqa - auburn
zulu - azure
ibala elilubhelu-bungwevu - beige
umbala wobhedu - bronze
nocwambu - cream
ngqombela - crimson
limfusa-mdaka - puce
imbala/umbala = color
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