Discover colours in Xitsonga. 🎨
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What is colour in Xitsonga?
- In Xitsonga, colour is Muhlovo [Mbala, Nkuhlu, or Vala]. 🎨
- In Xitsonga, colours are Mihlovo [Timbala, Minkuhlu, or Mavala]. 🎨
How to use colour in Xitsonga.
- Ko hlova = Colourful (spot).
- Xo hlova = Colourful (thing).
- Vo hlova= Colourful (people).
- Wo hlova = Colourful (person).
- Swo hlova = Colourful (things).
- Vuhlovo = Colourful (condition).
Here is a list of 85 colours in Xitsonga 🎨
| Colour | In Xitsonga |
|---|---|
| Ash grey | Mpalala / Nkuma. |
| Autumn brown | Mbungwana / Mhungwane. |
| Black | Nkalankuhlu / Ntima / Nyaga. |
| Black clay | Nyaka. |
| Bleach white | Basahati. |
| Bloody red | Nti / Rinoha / Vendze. |
| Blue | Wasi / Rihlaza / Nkungu. |
| Blue denim | Ketlani. |
| Blue stone | Gulugulu. |
| Bright green | Nkungunkuhlu. |
| Brindle | Vunkala. |
| Brown | Ntimane / Ntimankuhlu / Ribungu. |
| Canary yellow | Nsunyani. |
| Charcoal | Nsiti. |
| Corn / Maize | Mbokazi. |
| Cream | Rivombana. |
| Creamy yellow | Chindzu. |
| Dark brown | Hondzosi / N'wondosi. |
| Dark green | Ntinti. |
| Dusty rose | Buwa. |
| Earthy | Nsava / Misava. |
| Ebony | Nkope. |
| Emerald green | Rindzalama. |
| Evergreen | Nhlangula. |
| Fawn | Nkwalala. |
| Forest green | Nhlahla / Rikhabi. |
| Gold | Mutsuku / Nsuku / Ntshuko. |
| Graphite | Ndzondzo. |
| Green | Rihlaza / Nkungu / Mbihu. |
| Green plum | Mganu / Nkanyi / Ntsula. |
| Grey | Nkungwa / Mpun'wa. |
| Honey | Rilombe. |
| Honeycomb | Nhlenge. |
| Ink black | Ntita / Ntsita. |
| Iron red | Xilukurha. |
| Ivory | Risambo. |
| Lemon | Ribomu / Ridin'wa / Rikava. |
| Light blue | Waselo. |
| Light brown / Tan | Mbukutla / Ntlhohe / Ribungwani. |
| Light yellow | Ntshonyana. |
| Lime green | Ribon'wana / Ridin'wane / Rikavani. |
| Loamy red | Jihu. |
| Locust red | Vunguvungu. |
| Mahogany | Rihlu / Nhlu / Ntihlu. |
| Maroon | Rihlangula. |
| Metallic yellow | Nsina. |
| Mint green | Sundzungwani. |
| Moss green | Nkuxu. |
| Off-white | Mpawu. |
| Olive green | Halandi. |
| Orange | Bungwa / Midanankuhlu / Tshopi. |
| Opaque | Xinyama. |
| Pale / Albino | Cidja / Nkalandlati / Nyabwi. |
| Pale yellow | Chindzu. |
| Pearl | Rindala. |
| Pepper red | Longwe / Risori. |
| Pigeon green | Ngwamba. |
| Pink | Ncingwa. |
| Pink ivory | Nyiyani. |
| Pitch black | Ntimadzwi. |
| Purple | Nkhuri / Nkwaa / Ntshuko. |
| Raven | Gunguva. |
| Red | Bungu / Tshwuka. |
| Red clay | Mbofu / Mpofu. |
| Red hot | Ridze / Rivava / Rivila. |
| Red ochre | Nsuma / Ntsumani. |
| Rose | Riluvadzu / Ridzu. |
| Royal blue | Rivatlwana. |
| Sandy brown | Ntlaba / Ritlhava. |
| Seashell | Mbamba / Phamba. |
| Silver / Platinum | Nkhutu. |
| Sky blue | Wukuze. |
| Snow white | Mboko / Rimpongo. |
| Soot | Ripunyala. |
| Sunset red | Vurhonga / Vutshwa. |
| Teal | Xintuntu. |
| White | Basa / Boko / Ntsungu. |
| White clay | Mhemba. |
| Wild coffee | Mphela / Mgova. |
| Yellow | Xitshopani / Midinkuhlu / Ntsuntsu / Halandi. |
| Yellow berry | Jowa. |
| Yellow ink | Mpumbula. |
| Yellow mimosa | Munga. |
| Yellow plum | Ncula. |
| Yellowish brown | Ntsopa / Ntshopi. |
“Keep exploring, keep learning, and let the language guide you.“
🌈 Avuxeni.
