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Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by davidif: 9:37pm On Jun 29, 2009 |
I am yoruba and we only have three words for different languages: white (funfun), black (dudu), red (pupa) but my teacher wants to find out what we call blue, green, yellow, brown, and pink. For example, how do you say these sentences in your language? Yesterday, i saw a beautiful flower. It was (pink/purple/yellow) ______________ Yesterday, i bought a new blanket. It was (brown/green/pink/purple/red) ________________ Yesterday, i bought a new dress. It was (brown/green/pink/purple/blue) _________________ |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by asha3: 9:48pm On Jun 29, 2009 |
igbo Black = oji White = ocha Red = Obara The remaining |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by davidif: 10:29pm On Jun 29, 2009 |
That's the problem with my language, there are no other words for colors other than the aforementioned. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by ChinenyeN(m): 1:10am On Jun 30, 2009 |
White = Ocha Black = Ojii Red = Uhie (Uhie Uhie) Blue = Uri Green = Ndu Ndu Brown = Anwuanwu Yellow = Edo Edo Pink = ?? Hybrid color. . . uhie uhie still, I guess. So, instead of icha uhie uhie, it would be, ichatu uhie uhie, to express a "dab" of red. This is as much as I know. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by IFELEKE(m): 9:59am On Jun 30, 2009 |
@Topic Yoruba language doesn't have specific name for the colours you mentioned but we often times associate them to things. example blue is the colour of the sky and it's oftentimes called awo sanmo(colour of the sky), green is the colour osfand it's oftentimes called awo ewe(colour of leave) |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by waladis(m): 9:59am On Jun 30, 2009 |
davidif: Very interesting topic Green (Awo ewe/ leaf color), i heard that lots of time on Yoruba news, but the rest i don't know. I think i took for granted that language programme on TV (WAZOBIA) back in those days . we're gradually losing our culture By the way davidf when are you coming back to teach us some German language Ich bin ein Nigeria, i must confess i fell for that one, u got me writting the whole page |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by tpiah: 12:26pm On Jun 30, 2009 |
davidif: I used to wonder about this myself. However, traditional cloth makers might know if there are other words for colors, since they'll use various kinds of dyes and materials when weaving fabrics. I think yellow is also pupa. a general overview: http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/oracle/figures29.html I dont think blue is dudu though I could be wrong. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by Jarus(m): 1:39pm On Jun 30, 2009 |
Is blue not awo aro? |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by ow11(m): 8:01pm On Jun 30, 2009 |
In Kalabari Black = Krukru Blue = bloblo or so toru Yellow = epe White = Pina Green = Inyatoru 1 Like |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by davidif: 7:07am On Jul 01, 2009 |
By the way davidf when are you coming back to teach us some German language @waladis, HA HA HA HA HA HA. Green (Awo ewe/ leaf color), i heard that lots of time on Yoruba news, but the rest i don't know. My father said that brown was awo paali, but i don't know, he also gave me the translation for the following; buluu- blue awo bi osan- orange yelo- yellow popu- purple buraun- brown pinnki- pink But i told him that this were not original words but just twisting English words by using an accent like calling the color blue, buluu. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by davidif: 7:11am On Jul 01, 2009 |
Yoruba language doesn't have specific name for the colours you mentioned but we often times associate them to things. @IFELEKE Exactly, i think we just use metaphors: we compare them to things for example in order to describe that your cloth is green, you can say "aso e fe jo moto yen (assuming the car one is refering to is green in color). |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by davidif: 7:14am On Jul 01, 2009 |
White = Ocha Amazing. In Kalabari This is also cool, i didn't know that Nigerian languages had names for yellow or green. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by Nobody: 10:33pm On Jul 06, 2009 |
Good thinking poster. I've often thought about this. . . . All I know is fifun, pupa, and dudu. Fifun- White or light in color Pupa- same thing, light in color (usually for skin color) Dudu- dark or black |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by davidif: 10:45pm On Jul 06, 2009 |
FL Gators, Someone told me that blue is Ayinrin and that yellow is ofee fee but they didn't know what brown was and they used a metaphor instead like (awo paali) which means the color of a carton (i think so), but that there was no original word for it. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by Nobody: 10:56pm On Jul 06, 2009 |
davidif:LOL, I can tell you right now that I just learned something from you today. I absolutely didn't know yellow, blue and brown has yoruba translation |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by ChinenyeN(m): 2:32am On Jul 07, 2009 |
First the sentences, in Igbo. Yesterday, i saw a beautiful flower. It was (pink/purple/yellow) Echi gaara aga, ahuru m otu okoko maara nma. O chara edo edo (yellow). Echi gaara aga, ahuru m otu okoko maara nma. O mere di ka o ga-acha uhie uhie (pink). Purple. . ?? Yesterday, i bought a new blanket. It was (brown/green/pink/purple/red) Echi gaara aga, azuru m otu akwa ohuru. O chara anwu anwu (brown). Echi gaara aga, azuru m otu akwa ohuru. O chara ndu ndu (green). Echi gaara aga, azuru m otu akwa ohuru. O chara uhie uhie (red). Echi gaara aga, azuru m otu akwa ohuru. O mere di ka o ga-acha uhie uhie (pink). Purple. . ?? Yesterday, i bought a new dress. It was (brown/green/pink/purple/blue) Echi gaara aga, azuru m otu nwei ohuru. O chara anwu anwu (brown). Echi gaara aga, azuru m otu nwei ohuru. O chara ndu ndu (green). Echi gaara aga, azuru m otu nwei ohuru. O chara uri uri (blue). Echi gaara aga, azuru m otu nwei ohuru. O mere di ka o ga-acha uhie uhie (pink). Purple. . ?? I also found this website . . http://www.carpe-diem.at/PP/Groh%20-%20Culture%20and%20Colour%20Concepts.pdf Starting from page 18 to 20, they discuss some Nigerian languages and colors. I've also been told that in Northern Igboland (Anambra area), there are Igbo equivalents for purple (ododo) and indigo/blue (amaloji). 1 Like |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by Ogaga4Luv(m): 7:21pm On Jul 07, 2009 |
In Urhoubo: Red_Owawaré White_Ophuanfo Black_Obiébi Green_Igreeni Orange_Orangei 1 Like |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by davidif: 3:27am On Jul 08, 2009 |
Chineye, thanks a lot. FL Gators and ogaga4luv can you please translate those questions. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by Nobody: 7:00am On Jul 08, 2009 |
davidif:What questions. Mii ki n se Igbo |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by mamagee3(f): 6:24pm On Jul 08, 2009 |
black=Oji white=Ocha Violet=Udara. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by Nobody: 6:31pm On Jul 08, 2009 |
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Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by ChinenyeN(m): 7:10pm On Jul 08, 2009 |
heh. . I wouldn't know, Tpia. This is my first time ever knowing of "ododo". I've never heard that word until I was told that it meant "purple". Davidif, no problem. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by TPIA3: 8:03pm On Jul 08, 2009 |
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Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by TPIA3: 8:07pm On Jul 08, 2009 |
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Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by TPIA3: 8:11pm On Jul 08, 2009 |
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Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by TPIA3: 8:13pm On Jul 08, 2009 |
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Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by ChinenyeN(m): 9:12pm On Jul 08, 2009 |
I decided to do a search as well, and interestingly enough, I found this. . . http://books.google.com/books?id=rugZliix0dIC&pg=PA139&lpg=PA139&dq=Igbo+ododo&source=bl&ots=IhiurjnulC&sig=6Yy2jiIlX17t_o70KldZkCb09WY&hl=en&ei=4_dUSvPFD5Oqtgf4yYWuCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1
It's an Igbo-French Dictionary. Anyway, cannot rightly say that "ododo" means "purple", or it means "light skinned", because the word "ododo" is news to me. Where/Whom did you hear "ododo" from, if you don't mind me asking? |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by Nobody: 3:24am On Jul 09, 2009 |
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Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by davidif: 6:51am On Jul 09, 2009 |
What questions. Mii ki n se Igbo Awon questions ti mo ko sori original post ni mo sope ko translate. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by ChinenyeN(m): 6:08pm On Jul 09, 2009 |
tpia.:Okay. So you're mom's side of the family is Igbo? Which part? Also, when you first heard "ododo", do you remember how the tones were arranged? |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by Nobody: 6:14pm On Jul 09, 2009 |
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