Language/Igbo/Vocabulary/Colors

Igbo - Colors

In today's lesson, we will learn about the colors in Igbo. Enjoy your learning journey with Polyglot Club!

Main Terms

Below is a table of the main colors in Igbo with their transliteration and translation in English.

Word in Igbo	Transliteration	Translation in English
ọcha	ocha	red
ọhụrụ	ohuru	green
ọkụ	oku	black
ọnụ	onu	white
ọsọsọ	ososo	blue
ọtụtụ	otutu	yellow

Dialogue

Let's practice using the colors in Igbo.

• Person 1: Ọcha bụ ndị ọhụrụ? (Ocha bu ndi ohuru?) – Is red green?
• Person 2: Ọbụghị. (Obughi.) – No.
• Person 1: Ọkụ bụ ndị ọnụ? (Oku bu ndi onu?) – Is black white?
• Person 2: Ọbụghị. (Obughi.) – No.
• Person 1: Ọsọsọ bụ ndị ọtụtụ? (Ososo bu ndi otutu?) – Is blue yellow?
• Person 2: Ọbụghị. (Obughi.) – No.
• Person 1: Ọhụrụ bụ ndị ọcha? (Ohuru bu ndi ocha?) – Is green red?
• Person 2: Ọ dị mma. (O di mma.) – Yes.

Related Lessons

• Family
• Fruits
• Animals
• Clothes
• Feelings and Emotions
• Education
• How to Say Hello and Greetings
• Days of the Week
• Drinks
• Count to 10

Sources

• https://www.omniglot.com/writing/igbo.htm (the Igbo language and its writing system)
• https://www.ethnologue.com/language/ibo (the Igbo language and its dialects)