Colors

1. Mtundu

   Colour

   Usage

   The basic word for the colour of something; useful when asking about the colour of clothes or cloth

   Grammar Note

   "mtundu" is a mu-/mi- class noun with the plural "mitundu"; it can also mean "kind, type"

2. Golide

   Gold

   Usage

   Means both the metal and the gold colour; "made of gold" is "yagolide"

   Grammar Note

   "golide" is a loanword from English "gold" and does not change its form

3. Siliva

   Silver

   Usage

   Means both the metal and the silver colour; "made of silver" is "yasiliva"

   Grammar Note

   "siliva" is a loanword from English "silver" and does not change its form

4. Kasi muli na mtundu unyakhe?

   Do you have another colour?

   Usage

   Asking the seller whether an item comes in a different colour

   Grammar Note

   "mtundu" is in the mu- class, so "other" agrees with it as "unyakhe". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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