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yelo = yellow
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gurini = green
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bulu = blue/ indigo/ cyan/ aqua/ sky blue
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papo = purple/ violet
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piniki = pink/ magenta/ hotpink/ fuchsia
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maruni = maroon
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okaza, okazaru, okalamgba, wara wara (walala), okata, oka = brown (brown skinned), becoming brownish, become brownish with dirt
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foro(foro), foroto = grey, greyish (England or UK English), gray, grayish (American English)
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horohoro, perepere, walalaru = light
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ini (inikini) = black (darkish)
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inibiricici (inicici) = very dark
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enisi-emvesi, korikori = black and white
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imve silili, 'wilili (pronounced whilili) = very white, pure white
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The Verb "Be":
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I am = Ma
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You (singular) are = Mi
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He/ She/ It is = Eri
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We are = Ama
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You (plural) are = Emi
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They are = (E)yi
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(Past tense for I and we is expressed by starting a sentence with a- before the verb [though pronounced differently] or ending for all with (ta and) ra = (then and) affirmative eg Amu (ta) ra! = I/ We went then! or 'bo = already eg Amu 'bo! = I/ We have gone already! Present tense for sb or sth is shown by following the subject with ni = is eg Yuganda ni onyiru! = Uganda is good! Future tense is shown by nga = will eg Eri nga gu. = S/he will laugh.)
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Relationships [The Clan]:
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Grandfather (a'bi)
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Grandmother (dede, e'di, di, dapi)
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Grandmother's clan (a'bipi[ka])
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Grandson, brother's son (mvia)
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Granddaughter, brother's daughter (zia)
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Parent[s] (ti pi[ka], 'ba matiba)
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Father (ati, ata, atapi, baba, dadi, papa)
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Mother (andri, andre, ayia, mama, mami)
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Step-mother (andria, ayia ogu, andrapuru)
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Husband, mister (agupi, ago, culu)
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Wife, woman, female (oku)
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Co-wife (oku pi, ai azi - because they can lend salt to each other)
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Groom (izio [izigo in Aringa], mugole)
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Bride (amuro, arusu, mugole)
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Fiance ('ba lepi mi jepiri)
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Fiancee ('ba mini le jeri)
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Boyfriend (agiago)
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Girlfriend (ezo)
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Friend (agi, agyi, agoyi, alipi)
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Family (ori'ba, aku)
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Child (mva)
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Children (anzi)
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Son, boy (mvi, agupiamva)
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Daughter, girl (zi, zamva)
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Illegitimate child (ali mva)
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Brother[s] (adri, adripi[ka], adripisi)
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Sister[s] (amvi, amvipi[ka], amvupisi)
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Siblings (tipika anzi azi)
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