I dare you translate these somali words into English

[Grigori Rasputin]

red

purple

orange

Pink

grey

yellow

silver

 

[Grigori Rasputin]

red- gaduud :siilaanyosmile:


purple - i have no idea

orange - i have no idea

pink - doesn't exist in our language i dont think

grey - cawl

yellow - jaala

complete failure

 

[John Michael]

How about


BLUE!!!!!

It's the colour of the sky and the ocean, how could we not have a word for it. I don't believe it!

 

[Assata]

How about


BLUE!!!!!

It's the colour of the sky and the ocean, how could we not have a word for it. I don't believe it!

We do it's... bulug

 

[The Cushitic One]

Red - cass annn

I think lol

 

[Vanguard]

How about


BLUE!!!!!

It's the colour of the sky and the ocean, how could we not have a word for it. I don't believe it!

I think we do have a word for blue and it's just midabka cirka "Inagaa keenu waa cirka oo kale"

 

[government]

red
Casaan
purple
Burbale

orange
Oranje

Pink
Bink
grey
Garau
yellow
Hurood
silver

 

[Tramo]

red

purple

orange

Pink

grey

yellow

silver

casaan/gaduud

barbarli

orenji

gaduud biyo biyo ah

madow la cadeeyay/diana

jaalo

silfar

 

[DiricLover]

Red - Casaan
Purple - Soosani
Orange - burtaqaal
Pink - basali
Grey - dameeri
Yellow - jaale
Silver - dalaal

 

[government]

Red - Casaan
Purple - Soosani
Orange - liin
Pink - basali
Grey - idk
Yellow - jaale
Silver - dalaal

I never understood why pink is called basali basaal aren't pink

 

[Deactivated]

Silver: caarjaanto

Italiano

 

[Vanguard]

red

purple

orange

Pink

grey

yellow

silver

Red - Casaan

Purple - ?

Orange - Burtuqaal and I know it's Arabic

Pink - ?

Grey - Dameeri

Yellow - Huruud

Silver - Qalin

 

[Tramo]

Red - Casaan

Purple - ?

Orange - Burtuqaal and I know it's Arabic

Pink - ?

Grey - Dameeri

Yellow - Huruud

Silver - Qalin

I forgot about dameeri, that's the funniest Somali word walahi

 

[GodKnowsBest]

Who calls red casaan? Is that a regional thing? I've only hear of guduud.

 

[Sixth]

Red - Guduud/Casaan
Orange - Huruud
Pink - Basali
Grey - Boor (light grey = beeycad, dark grey = beeymadow)
Yellow - Cawl/Jaale
Silver - Qalin
Purple - Carjaawis

 

[Gibiin-Udug]

red- gaduud

purple-burble

orange-oranji

Pink-pink

grey-garay

yellow-jaalo

silver

 

[GodKnowsBest]

red- gaduud

purple-burble

orange-oranji

Pink-pink

grey-garay

yellow-jaalo

silver

Reiko, you are the most correct with this! These are the only terms I have heard for these colors. The rest are wrong!!

 

[DiricLover]

Red - Guduud/Casaan
Orange - Huruud
Pink - Basali
Grey - Boor (light grey = beeycad, dark grey = beeymadow)
Yellow - Cawl/Jaale
Silver - Qalin
Purple - Carjaawis

Hayaaaaay adaa ba meesha ugu saxsan. Khatar baad tahay ileen

 

[Vanguard]

Hayaaaaay adaa ba meesha ugu saxsan. Khatar baad tahay ileen

Ramadan baad been sheegaysaa ka waran

He said grey is boodh which means dust

 

[Shangani]

red- Cas, Guudud

purple- no idea

orange-burtgal

Pink- Basali

grey-ramadi

yellow-jalllo

silver- forgot