Lesson26a:

Colors

Colors [rangi]

A).Colors
eupe
eusi
ekundu
samawati; samawi / bluu
rangi ya kibichi/manjani (kijani)
rangi ya machungwa
rangi ya kijivujivu (majivu)
rangi ya maji ya kunde/kahawia
rangi ya kahawa
rangi ya manjano / njano
rangi ya zambarau
rangi ya shaba
rangi ya fedha
rangi ya dhahabu / zari
rangi ya almasi
rangi ya urujuani
rangi ya bluu
rangi ya hudhurungi
rangi ya waridi
rangi ya giza
rangi ya mwangaza
mchanganyiko wa hudhurungi na nyeupe
angirangi
rangi ya samli (maziwa/kisamli)
rangi ya bluu giza
rangi ya bluu mwangaza
rangi ya manjani giza
rangi manjani mwangaza
rangi ya nili

[white]
[black]
[red]
[sky blue]
[green (color of leaves)]
[orange]
[gray]
[brown (coffee)]
[yellow (color of turmeric)]
[purple (tropical fruit)]
[bronze]
[silver]
[gold]
[diamond]
[violet]
[blue]
[mustard]
[pink (color of roses)]
[dark color]
[light color]
[roan]
[multi-colored]
[white]
[dark blue]
[light blue]
[dark green]
[light green]
[dark blue]

B).ColorsoftheRainbow
nyekundu
rangi ya machungwa
rangi ya manjano / njano
rangi ya kibichi/majani (kijani)
samawati / samawi
nili
rangi ya urujuani

[red]
[orange]
[yellow]
[green]
[blue]
[indigo]
[violet]

Zingatia [note]
rangi
vaa
nguo

[color]
[wear]
[cloth]

QuestionFormation
Mifano:

1. (Wewe) Umevaa nguo za rangi gani?

[What are the colors of the clothes you have on?]
a). (Mimi) Nimevaa nguo za rangi nyeusi na kijani.
[I am wearing clothes of the colors black and green.]
b). (Mimi) Nimevaa nguo za rangi nyeusi, nyekundu, na kahawia.
[I am wearing clothes of the colors black, red, and brown.]

2. (Wewe) Unapenda rangi gani?

[What colors do you like?]
(Mimi) Ninapenda rangi za kahawia, zambarau, kijivu, na nyeupe.
[I like brown, purple, grey, and white colors.]

3. Rangi za upinde wa mvua ni gani?

[What are the colors of the rainbow?]
Rangi za upinde wa mvua ni ________________.
[The colors of the rainbow are ________________.]

Lesson26b:
ColorsandNounAgreements

ColorsandNounAgreements
Onlythreecolorsexhibitagreementwiththenoun;white,black,andred.Allother
colorsdonotfollowthispatternasthefollowingexamplesshow:
1).Rangiyakijani
2).Rangiyamanjano
3).Rangiyabluu
4).Rangiyakahawia
5).Rangiyazambarau

Colorsandtheiragreementsinvariousnounclasses
NGELI

NOUN [ JINA ]

[NOUN CLASS]

RANGI

EUPE

EUSI

EKUNDU

Mvulana

Mweupe

Mweusi

Mwekundu

WA

Wavulana

Weupe

Weusi

Wekundu

KI

Kiatu

Cheupe

Cheusi

Chekundu

VI

Viatu

Vyeupe

Vyeusi

Vyekundu

Mpira

Mweupe

Mweusi

Mwekundu

MI

Mipira

Mieupe

Mieusi

Miekundu

JI

Gari

Jeupe

Jeusi

Jekundu

MA

Magari

Meupe

Meusi

Mekundu

Nyumba

Nyeupe

Nyeusi

Nyekundu

Nyumba

Nyeupe

Nyeusi

Nyekundu

Ukuta

Mweupe

Mweusi

Mwekundu

ZI

Kuta

Nyeupe

Nyeusi

Nyekundu

Uzi

Mweupe

Mweusi

Mwekundu

Nyuzi

Nyeupe

Nyeusi

Nyekundu

KU

Kuimba

Kweupe

Kweusi

Kwekundu

KU

Kuimba

Kweupe

Kweusi

Kwekundu

PA

Pahali

Peupe

Peusi

Pekundu

PA

Pahali

Peupe

Peusi

Pekundu

MU

Maktabani

Mweupe

Mweusi

Mwekundu

MU

Maktabani

Mweupe

Mweusi

Mwekundu

Mifano:

1). Nguo nyeupe imenunuliwa.

[The red cloth has been bought.]

[The red cloths have been bought.]

Nguo nyeupe zimenunuliwa
2).Mtoto mweupe analala kitandani. [The Caucasian child is sleeping in bed.]
Watoto weupe wanalala kitandani. [The Caucasian children are sleeping in
bed.]
3).Kiti cha babu ni cheupe.
[Grandfathers chair is white.]
Viti vya babu ni vyeupe.
[Grandfathers chairs are white.]
4).Gari la Derrick ni jekundu.
[Derricks car is red.]
Magari ya Derrick ni mekundu.
[Derricks cars are red.]
5).Mpira wa Mike ni mweusi.
[Mikes ball is black.]
Mipira ya Mike ni mieusi.
[Mikes balls are black.]
6).Rangi ya mbingu ni bluu /
[The color of the sky is blue.]
samawati/samawi.
Rangi za mbingu ni bluu /
[The colors of the sky are blue.]
samawati/samawi.
7).Rangi ya maziwa ni nyeupe.
[The color of milk is white.]
Rangi za maziwa ni nyeupe.
[The colors of milk are white.]
8).Rangi ya damu ni nyekundu.
[The color of blood is red.]
Rangi za damu ni nyekundu
[The colors of blood are red.]
9).Rangi ya theluji ni nyeupe.
[The color of snow is white.]
Rangi za theluji ni nyeupe.
[The colors of snow are white.]