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