Colors

12 phrases · Samoan with romanization, English and audio

  1. mumu

    Red

  2. lanumoli

    Orange

    Usage

    From "lanu" (colour) + "moli" (orange fruit); "moli" alone is also used.

  3. samasama

    Yellow

  4. lanumeamata

    Green

  5. lanumoana uliuli

    Dark blue

    Usage

    Samoan has only one basic blue, "lanumoana" (color of the ocean); shades are made with "uliuli" (dark) or "malamalama" (light).

  6. lanumoana

    Sky blue

  7. violē

    Purple

    Usage

    A loan from English "violet", now the standard Samoan word for purple.

  8. piniki

    Pink

  9. 'ena'ena

    Brown

  10. pa'epa'e

    White

  11. uliuli

    Black

  12. efuefu

    Gray

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