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Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by oyinda3(f): 6:50am On Jul 10, 2009 |
yeah this is not just with yoruba or igbo language. It's like that with most african (at least west african) languages. no specific names for the colors just the things they are associated with like u guys mentioned. ex. brown = iyepe (sand) i dunno why tho. I have a west african teacher who was talking about that but I don't remember her comment. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by ChinenyeN(m): 2:03pm On Jul 10, 2009 |
tpia.:Oh okay. oyinda.:It's like that for every language. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by mzansigirl(f): 6:47pm On Jul 10, 2009 |
these are setswana translations white= tshweu black= ntsho yellow= serolwana green= tala red= khibidu light brown= tshetlha orange= mmala wa namune( which is colour of fruit orange) blue= tala wa legodimo i dont know other colours ![]() |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by Nobody: 8:05pm On Jul 10, 2009 |
Yesterday I saw a beautiful flower. Nyahu n fu ototo ma nma. It was Yellow O cha edo. It was Red O cha urie |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by oyinda3(f): 10:47pm On Jul 10, 2009 |
ChinenyeN: no it's not like that for every language. lol |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by ChinenyeN(m): 11:52pm On Jul 10, 2009 |
oyinda.:Really? Do you mind giving me any examples? because, as far as I know, the only colors that are truly abstract are white and black. All others derive themselves from, or are referenced to, something else (I could be wrong though). |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by oyinda3(f): 2:18am On Jul 11, 2009 |
blue, green, brown, red, purple, grey, yellow. . . are distinctive and specific names of colors in english as opposed to awo ewe (color of leaf) or this "color of" type of definition in yoruba. and i don't know what you mean by abstract ![]() ex the word for blue in yoruba. there is none. you have to say "color of sky" "color of water" etc ![]() |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by ChinenyeN(m): 2:26am On Jul 11, 2009 |
oyinda.:Do you know the etymologies of those words? |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by Nobody: 2:48am On Jul 11, 2009 |
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Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by oyinda3(f): 2:56am On Jul 11, 2009 |
@chinyere yes many colors even in english today are called by what they are associated with so you're correct in that sense ex. ruby red, emerald green, ice blue etc I will say that this common knowledge of a wider spectrum of colors can be associated with technological advancement. and what are the etymologies of red, green, blue etc. i'm sure even black and white have etymologies too. all words do!! tpia.: I was making an example since that's how I would describe blue. how come they don't teach these stuff in schools? I'm sure many other yorubas don't know the words for the colors. yea the word aro does means dye (usually with blue shade). I didn't know it was also the word for the color blue though. thanks for the information. what's the word for green, purple, etc I would love to know those as well. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by TPIA3: 5:31am On Jul 11, 2009 |
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Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by oyinda3(f): 5:39am On Jul 11, 2009 |
you guys posts are not showing (chinyere and tpiah) but i go to your profiles to read them and i find them interesting. yea same thing happens to me too sometimes.
do you mean that yoruba for example needs to add new words into our vocabulary. ex simple words for the basic colors. doesn't really matter the etymology as long as there are words for the colors. lol aro for example. I never knew about that. even though it derives from dye it's still a word for blue and i'm satisfied with that. I will ask my parents if they know the yoruba words for other colors because I didn't grow up learning them (and i'm sure it's the same for many other people if not, this topic wouldn't be created). it will be interesting to find out what the word for pink is in yoruba (if it exists that is). |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by Nobody: 5:49am On Jul 11, 2009 |
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Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by ChinenyeN(m): 6:32pm On Jul 11, 2009 |
oyinda.:Yeah, it's very interesting. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by bolorunfem(f): 11:50am On Jul 14, 2009 |
USA Posts: 1459 Offline Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? « on: June 29, 2009, 09:37 PM » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) _________________ [quote][/quote] Mo ri ododo kan ti o rewa lana, o je alawo pupa resuresu (pink)/elese aluko (purple)/ofeefe (yellow) Mo ra bulankeeti (don't know Yoruba word for blanket!) tuntun lana, o je alawo kofi i.e coffee (brown)/ewe(green)/red(pupa) Mo ra aso tuntun lana, awo re je ti aro (blue) |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by davidif: 8:18pm On Jul 14, 2009 |
bolorunfem Thanks a lotttttttttt for that translation. mzansigirl Thanks a lot for that translation, man you language must be really broad. By the way, are you from botswana?? |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by davidif: 8:00pm On Jul 20, 2009 |
bolorunfem i thought blue was ayinrin but you called it aro, please could you explain that further. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by bolorunfem(f): 3:15pm On Jul 22, 2009 |
davidif: My apologies. The word 'ayinrin' completely skipped my memory and I decided to use 'aro' in its place. Thanks for supplying the correct translation. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by nagoma(m): 4:13pm On Jul 22, 2009 |
Red - ja White - fari black - baki green - kore or Tsanwa blue - shudi purple - alkashi yellow - rawaya grey - toka toka brown - kasa kasa NB Sadu Zungur in his poetery said-- " karya ce mai launi bakwai - da fari da baki ga rawaya, -ga kore ga kuma alkashi - toka toka da ja sun gauraya ---- |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by kahtiri: 5:54pm On Jul 22, 2009 |
blue = azzraq pink = zohri black = aswad |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by davidif: 9:45pm On Jul 23, 2009 |
nagoma and kahtiri, what languages are you guys speaking? |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by mzansigirl(f): 7:26pm On Jul 24, 2009 |
mzansigirl Thanks a lot for that translation, man you language must be really broad. By the way, are you from botswana?? [ @ davidif u welcome. no i am south african (southern africa has about 4,5 million batswana, 3 million are south african while about 1.5 million are botswana nationals ) |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by nagoma(m): 3:52pm On Jul 25, 2009 |
Thanks. This is Hausa West Africa, |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by princeFAD: 10:25am On Aug 10, 2012 |
For the yorubas in the house,if you happen to be a good student in your yoruba class,then you would understand the logic behind the yoruba version of different colour name.Why red = pupa,why green = awo ewe etc. Do you all remember this topic in yoruba? ORO AYALO(borrowed words).u rememeber that there are oro ayalo afetiya(borrowed word by hearing),oro ayalo afojuya(borrowed word by seeing). For more detail,come and register to my extra mural class on yoruba. ![]() |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by Bec(f): 11:54am On Aug 10, 2012 |
I think brown is 'ayinrin' in Yoruba. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by Nobody: 10:19pm On Aug 10, 2012 |
RED- VERMELHO BLUE- AZUL GREEN- VERDE PINK- COR DE ROSA YELLOW- AMARELO WHITE- BRANCO BROWN- CASTANHO GRAY- CINZENTO BLACK- PRETO PURPLE- LILAS ORANGE- COR DE LARANJA |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by firstolalekan(m): 10:40pm On Jan 15, 2013 |
Àwæn Àwö Colors firstolalekan@yahoo.com dúdú -Black/dark àwö sánmà -blue àwö ara -brown àwö ewéko / aligà -green àwö eléérú -gray pupa -red funfun -white ìyèyè -yellow wúrà -gold fàdákà -silver àwö elésè àlùkò -purple pupa fêêrê -pink |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by StarFlux: 11:22pm On Jan 15, 2013 |
Hmm, interesting. Many people don't know the colors? From what I know in Yoruba: Yellow - àwò èsè Orange - àwò osàn Blue - àwò sánmà or àwò àyìnrín Green: àwò ewé Red: àwò pupa Purple - àwò aró Pink - àwò pupa fééré Brown - àwò ara White - àwò funfun Black - àwò dúdú Silver - àwò fàdákà Gray - àwò eérú Gold - àwò wúrà Etc. Norwegian: Yellow - gul Blue - blå Red - rød Green - grønn Purple - lilla Pink - rosa Black - svart White - hvit Silver - sølv Grey - grå Etc. |
Re: Can you translate this Colours In Your Language? by NegroNtns(m): 5:02pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
in yoruba colors are derived from land (minerals). therefore dyes are made from vegetative roots. when mixed with animal fats you then produce many different colorations or hues of the dye. there are three primary dyes in yoruba culture but many different hues in a wide spectrum. the primary ones are : aro - blue/black osun - red efun - white the hues are dudu - brown/black pupa - red funfun - white (bleached) |
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