Colors

1. あかー

   akaa

   Red

2. くにぶいる

   kunibu iru

   Orange

   Grammar Note

   Kunibu is "the general term for oranges, mandarins etc." and ?iru is "colour", and colour names are formed with -?iru (?Nmi?iru brown, miZi?iru light blue, hwee?iru grey). This is that regular compound.

3. ちーる

   chiiru

   Yellow

   Grammar Note

   Chiiru is ciiru "yellow".

4. なーびいろ

   naabii iro

   Green

5. ふかーみゃーいろ

   fukaa myaa iro

   Dark blue

6. てぃんいろ

   tinn iro

   Sky blue

7. むらさちー

   murasachii

   Purple

8. もも いろ

   momo iro

   Pink

9. んみいる

   nmi iru

   Brown

   Grammar Note

   Nmi-iru is ?Nmi?iru "brown, russet" (?Nmi is "plum").

10. しるー

    shiruu

    White

11. くるー

    kuruu

    Black

12. ふぇーいる

    fee iru

    Gray

13. みじいる

    miji iru

    Blue

    Grammar Note

    miZi?iru ⓪ n. "blue; light blue; a slightly pale indigo — ?ooruu means green" and miZiiru ⓪ n. "same as miZi?iru". Two further entries point back to this word for plain blue: ?ooruu ⓪ n. "blue; green; a blue centred on green — pure blue is miZiiru", and ?oosaN ① adj. "blue; green, said with green in mind — pure blue is miZiiru". As with nmi iru, the word-internal glottal stop is not written in kana.

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