Hausa

Launoni (colors)

Basic colors

Note that these are the male, singular forms of each color. Separate forms exist for the feminine and plural form. 

Red Ja
Yellow Rawaya
Green Kore
Blue Shudi
Black Baki
White Fari

To add -ish to a color, simply say the color twice. For example, white-ish/not totally white would be fari-fari.

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