Colors

1. bovu

   Red

   Usage

   Names the colour of something

   Grammar Note

   bovu (red) is a colour word. Before a noun it takes a concord, e.g. libovu (a red bike)

2. liphuti

   Orange

   Usage

   Names the colour of something

   Grammar Note

   liphuti (orange, bright yellow-red).

3. mtfubi

   Yellow

   Usage

   Names the colour of something

   Grammar Note

   mtfubi (yellow). "tf" is one sound.

4. luhlata

   Green

   Usage

   Names the colour of something

   Grammar Note

   luhlata (green) also covers blue (the sky turns luhlata); no separate word for blue is given here.

5. nsundvu

   Brown

   Usage

   Names the colour of something

   Grammar Note

   nsundvu (brown). Zulu spells it nsundu.

6. mhlophe

   White

   Usage

   Names the colour of something

   Grammar Note

   mhlophe (white). Before a noun it takes a concord, e.g. lomhlophe.

7. mnyama

   Black

   Usage

   Names the colour of something

   Grammar Note

   mnyama (black, dark).

8. mphunga

   Gray

   Usage

   Names the colour of something

   Grammar Note

   mphunga (grey) is a colour word.

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