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swahili words
for color and texture
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| color | rangi |
| black | nyeusi |
| blue | buluu |
| brown | kahawia/hudhurungi |
| green | kijani |
| orange | machungwa |
| purple | zambarau |
| red | nyekundu |
| white | nyeupe |
| yellow | manjano |
| gray | kijivu |
| gold | dhahabu |
| silver | fedha |
| what color is it? | ni rangi gani? |
| pink | waridi/pinki |
| rainbow | upinde wa mvua |
| light blue | samawati |
| violet | urujuani |
| maziwa ni meupe | milk is white |
| karatasi hii ni nyeupe | this paper is white |
| paka huyu ni mweusi | this cat is black |
| gari hili ni jeusi | the car is black |
| damu ni nyekundu | blood is red |
| limau ni tunda la manjano | lemon is yellow fruit |
| mbingu ni ya samawati | the sky is light blue |
| shati yako ni ya buluu | your shirt is blue |
| smooth | laini |
| rough | mbaya |
| mgumu | hard |
| nyororo | soft |
| telezi | slippery |
| nata | sticky |
| metali | metal |
| mbao | wood |
| kitambaa | cloth/fabric |
| kioo | glass |
| the door of my house is smooth | lango la nyumba yangu ni laini |
| jiwe hili ni mbaya | this stone is rough |
| mkate huu ni mgumu | this bread is hard |
| kitanda changu ni laini na nyororo | my bed is soft and gentle |
| sakafu imekuwa telezi kwa sababu ya mvua | the floor has become slippery because of the rain |
| jam ya matunda ina nata sana | the fruit jam is very sticky |
| mlango wa gari umetengenezwa kwa metali | the car door is made of metal |
| meza hii imetengenezwa kutoka kwa mbao | this table is made from wood |
| gauni langu limeundwa kwa kitamba cha hariri | my dress is made of silk fabric |
| dirisha limeundwa kwa kioo | the window is made of glass |
| kikapu cha mbao kigumu na kitambaa laini | a basket of hardwood and soft fabric |