Colors & Descriptors

Question 1

faraxsan

Answer 1

happy

Question 2

wanaagsan

Answer 2

good, nice

Question 3

fiican

Answer 3

good, fine

Question 4

murugaysan

Answer 4

sad

Question 5

cas

Answer 5

red (adj.) (north)

Question 6

casaan(ka)

Answer 6

redness (n.) (north)

Question 7

cad

Answer 7

white (adj.)

Question 8

caddaan(ka)

Answer 8

whiteness, paleness (n.)

Question 9

guduud(ka)

Answer 9

redness (n.) (south)

Question 10

guduudan

Answer 10

red (adj.) (south)

Question 11

cagaar(ka)

Answer 11

greenness (n.)

Question 12

cagaaran

Answer 12

green (adj.)

Question 13

bunni(ga)

Answer 13

brownness (n.) (north) (not used for people)

Question 14

maroon(ka)

Answer 14

brownness (adj.) (south) (not used for people)

Question 15

madow(ga)

Answer 15

blackness, darkness (n./adj.)

Question 16

akhtar(ka)

Answer 16

greenness (n.)

Question 17

basali(ga)

Answer 17

pinkness (n.)

Question 18

hurdi(ga)

Answer 18

yellowness (n.)

Question 19

jaalle/a(ha)

Answer 19

yellowness (n.)

Question 20

maarriin(ka)

Answer 20

tanness (n.) (north, tends to describe the middle range of Somali skin colors)

Question 21

buluug(ga)

Answer 21

blueness (n.)

Question 22

cawl(ka)

Answer 22

camel color (n.)

Question 23

cawlan

Answer 23

camel (color) (adj.)

Question 24

cawllaan(ka)

Answer 24

camel colorness (n.)

Question 25

asal / asali(ga)

Answer 25

honey, dark orange, acacia (n.)

Question 26

dambasi / danbasi(ga)

Answer 26

greyness (n.)

Question 27

dahabi(ga)

Answer 27

gold, blondness (n.)