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Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by eleko1: 12:40am On Oct 09, 2014
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Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by jnrbayano(m): 12:52am On Oct 09, 2014
eleko1:
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What a miss!
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by lordheir: 12:54am On Oct 09, 2014
*scratches head*
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by fatboislim(m): 1:00am On Oct 09, 2014
In Igbo we call
Black = ojii
Brown = uro uro or aja aja
Blue = eligwe eligwe (sky)
Orange = oroma oroma
Gray = ntu ntu
Gold = olaedo
Red = Obara obara
Violet = ana ana
Green = akwukwo ndu
Pink = pinki

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Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by musicwriter(m): 1:34am On Oct 09, 2014
Below.
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by musicwriter(m): 1:39am On Oct 09, 2014
It's a pity how we Africans have been fully colonized, mentally. I asked a similar question on thread below. Africans are in big poo of mental slavery. https://www.nairaland.com/1820035/simple-test-africans-only

However, it's not your fault that you can't name this colors in your native language. Rather, it's our collective stupidity as a result of the education system we inherited during colonization of Africa. If you want to know why you're unable to name this colors in your native language go to the site on my signature. Join me let's change science education in Africa for good!.
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by Nobody: 1:51am On Oct 09, 2014
naughtylagosguy:
* Green - àwö ewéko / aligà
* Pink - pupa feere
* Purple - àwö elésè àlùkò
* Brown - àwö ara
* Blue - àwö sánmà
* Red - pupa
* Grey - àwö eléérú
* Orange - awo osan
see how you lie for people,awon sanma nikan ko,awo orun ni grin grin
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by Abuloma80(f): 1:54am On Oct 09, 2014
In Fulfulde (Fulani language) they are called:-

* Green = Bokko-bokko
* Pink = Ndiyam fauda
* Brown = Ndiyam leddi
* Blue = Ndiyam zargina
* Red = Bodejum
* Grey = Ndiyam dodde
* Orange= Ndiyam lemu

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Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by Dreal1247: 2:17am On Oct 09, 2014
Sard:
Yoruba
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green - awo ewe
red - pupa
blue - awo aro
white - funfun
ash - awo eru
orange - alawo osan
I don try.
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As you don try, clap 4 urself, nau.
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by Izzyizzie(m): 2:19am On Oct 09, 2014
God knows it all.
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by whitecat1: 2:38am On Oct 09, 2014
Black - Dudu
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by Nobody: 3:21am On Oct 09, 2014
green-akwukwo ndu akw ndu
red-obara obara / mme mme
orange- edo edo
blue- anunu anunu
yellow- anwu anwu
grey- ntu ntu
black- oji
white-ocha

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Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by ElekeNtioba: 4:02am On Oct 09, 2014
Chillext:
How do you call these colours in your local dialect?

* Green
* Pink
* Purple
* Brown
* Blue
* Red
* Grey
* Orange
* Violet
* Indigo

IGBO

* Green = akwụkwọ ndụ akwụkwọ ndụ
* Pink = pịnkị
* Purple = odo odo
* Brown = aja aja
* Blue = anụnụ anụnụ
* Red = ọbara ọbara / uhie
* Grey = awọ awọ (ntụ ntụ is ash)
* Orange = oroma oroma
* Violet = ana ana
* Indigo = indigo
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by Nobody: 4:09am On Oct 09, 2014
Hello I'm not 100% sure but here goes for Igbo smiley

Green - Ndu Ndu
Pink - Uhie Ocha
Purple - Ugo
Brown - Nchara/Uri
Blue - Anunu
Red - Uhie/Obara/Mmee
Grey - Nzu/Ntu
Orange - Oroma/Oloma
Violet - Ugo
Indigo - Ugo

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Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by fairheven: 5:03am On Oct 09, 2014
dovelike:
I don't think that we the Igbos have name for colors.But my nanny call bright colors ocha and dark colors nji
Who told that,just say you font know it,there's ibo names for every single one of them..I have lost my igbo dictionary wink

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Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by eunisam: 5:06am On Oct 09, 2014
no idea
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by fairheven: 5:08am On Oct 09, 2014
ElekeNtioba:


IGBO

* Green = akwụkwọ ndụ akwụkwọ ndụ
* Pink = pịnkị
* Purple = odo odo
* Brown = aja aja
* Blue = anụnụ anụnụ
* Red = ọbara ọbara / uhie
* Grey = awọ awọ (ntụ ntụ is ash)
* Orange = oroma oroma
* Violet = ana ana
* Indigo = indigo

Pinki an indigoIbo language hadly do change of vowel translation..just ask your granny
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by ElekeNtioba: 5:19am On Oct 09, 2014
fairheven:


Pinki an indigoIbo language don't hadly do change of vowel translation..just ask your granny

i dont understand what u mean by 'vowel translation'.
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by EMMABC1(m): 5:30am On Oct 09, 2014
Igbo
Green-ocha akwukwo osisi
blue- ocha eluigwe
red- ocha mmee mmee or obara obara
black- nji or oji
grey- ocha isi awo
white- ocha bekee or ocha ocha
purple- ocha odo
yellow- eeeeh! I dey com.

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Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by egift(m): 5:42am On Oct 09, 2014
kenbee:
* Green = Akwukwo Ndi.
That means Vegetable leafs. Also Akwukwo Ndu.

kenbee:
* Pink. = Ûtû Ocha
May God forgive you (you know what it means, abi?) Ask Adure - the movie grin grin grin

kenbee:
* Blue. = Uhie
That should be Red.

kenbee:
* Red. = nmee nmee
You are now refering to Blood.

kenbee:
* Grey. = Anwu Anwu
The Sun shocked shocked shocked
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by Nobody: 5:51am On Oct 09, 2014
fairheven:

Who told that,just say you font know it,there's ibo names for every single one of them..I have lost my igbo dictionary wink
Lol.Please find it and tell me what indigo is in Igbo
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by toludadon(m): 5:59am On Oct 09, 2014
Justeenaleo:

Black... Oji
White... Ocha
grin

as a Yoruba boy, the first word I learnt in igbo was oto cha
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by Metallurgist: 6:03am On Oct 09, 2014
Mubby4luv:
LOL.
Hausa on point.
1 bak'i-black
2 fari -white
3 ja -red
4 ja-ja- pink
5 kore- green
6 launin jar garura -purple
7 launoni-colors
8 mai ruwan k'asa -brown
9 mai ruwan lemo -orange
10 mai ruwan toka-toka -gray
11 rawaye -yellow
12 shud'i -blue



Hausa rocks!!!

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Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by lorddubic: 6:25am On Oct 09, 2014
[quote author=fatboislim post=26983621]In Igbo we call
Black = ojii
Brown = uro uro or aja aja
Blue = eligwe eligwe (sky)
Orange = oroma oroma
Gray = ntu ntu
Gold = olaedo
Red = Obara obara
Violet = ana ana
Green = akwukwo ndu
Pink = pinki

I hail you. Na only don try here...kp igbo flying.

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Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by nellyshasha(f): 6:31am On Oct 09, 2014
Sard:
Yoruba
____
green - awo ewe
red - pupa
blue - awo aro
white - funfun
ash - awo eru
orange - alawo osan
I don try.
. Bros u don ova try
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by ifymusa(f): 6:34am On Oct 09, 2014
Chai there is trouble oh me wai Never r hear language finish. I never been hear d name of any of these colour in Gbagyi language some body pls hlp
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by AbdH: 6:43am On Oct 09, 2014
This topic has been thrashed already ⬇⬇

https://www.nairaland.com/1456382/know-names-basic-colours-local

Mods keep putting the same topics on the front page.
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by kayemjay(m): 6:54am On Oct 09, 2014
Abeg where r my efik, akwaibom peeps o. I wan laff small abeg.
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by lawrenceunaa: 6:56am On Oct 09, 2014
I don't knw all of 'em but


Red= uhie

Blue = ucha ikwee

Grey= NTU ntu
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by ednoville(m): 7:09am On Oct 09, 2014
Chai na only me be igala for here?

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Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by shizzle11(m): 7:40am On Oct 09, 2014
dovelike:
[s]I don't think that we the Igbos have name for colors.But my nanny call bright colors ocha and dark colors nji[/s]
dont say what you don't know, Igbos have name for most colours, mind you no language is 100% complete
Re: How Do You Call These Colours In Your Local Dialect? by true2talk(m): 7:46am On Oct 09, 2014
MykLANNY:
Just add 'i' to the end of it e.g Red-Redi
Green-Greeni and so on.. Abi na lie ma fellow yorubarians

You really need to go back to your country. Some people that didn't come from yorubaland knows the answer. Please return to where you from ohhhh

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