Somali Colors
This is a list of colors in Somali. This will help you find ways to describe the colors of clothes, objects and much more.
Black: madow
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Blue: buluug
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Brown: kafee
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Gray: calow
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Green: cagaar
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Orange: Huruud (oranji)
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Red: guduud
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White: caddaan
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Yellow: jaalle |
Dark color: Midab madoow |
Light color: Midab khafiif ah |
Colors: Midabo |
These examples show how colors are used in Somali. This is a good way to demonstrate how adjectives (colors) are used with nouns and verbs.
The sky is blue: Cirku waa buluug
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Your cat is white: Bisadaadu waa cadaan
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Black is his favorite color: Midabka uu ugu jecel yahay waa madoow
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Red is not his favorite color: Gaduudku ma aha midabka uu ugu jecel yahay
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She drives a yellow car: Waxeey wadataa gaari jaale ah |
I have black hair: timahaygu way madawyihiin |
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