Lesson 28 & 29: Colors, basics Flashcards
Wegnesh enaazat?
Way-gi-nesh eh-naa-zat
What color is she/he/it? (animate)
Ozaawaaza
Oh-zaw-wah-zuh
She/he/it is yellow (animate). Most commonly yellow, but can also be brown, rust or orange.
Ozaawaaza daaban.
Oh-zaw-wah-zuh daw-bawn
The car is yellow (animate)
Miskwaaza
She/he/it is red (animate)
Mskwaaza bineshiinh
The bird is red
Makade’aaza
She/he/it is black
Makade’aaza makwa
The bear is black
Waabshkaazaa
She/he/it is white (animate)
Waabshkaaza bezhigoogzhii
The horse is white
Zhaawshkwaaza
She/he/it is green. Most commonly green, but can also be blue, turquoise, teal.
Zhaawshkwaaza giigoonh
The fish is green.
Wegnesh enaandeg?
What color is it? (inanimate)
Ozaawaande
It is yellow (inanimate)
Ozaawaande mizinigan
The book is yellow
Miskwaande
It is red (inanimate)
Miskwaande jiimaan
The boat is red
Makade’aande
It is black (inanimate)
Makade’aande wiikwaan
The hat is black.
Waabshkaande
It is white (inanimate)
Waabshkaande nibaagan
The bed is white
Zhaawshkwaande
It is green (inanimate). Most commonly green, but can also be blue, turquoise, teal
Zhaawshkwaande doopwin
The table is green
Enaandegin
Color (inanimate) but can be used as a general word for animate too.
Koosmaan’aaza giigoonh
The fish is orange
Koosmaan’aande waawon
The egg is orange
Zhomin’aaza
Purple (animate)
Ozaawaaza
Ozaawaa’aaza
two diff ways to say “yellow” (animate)
Mskwaaza
Mskwaa’aaza
Two ways to say “red” (animate)
Waabshkaaza
Waabshkaa’aaza
Waabshki’aaza
three ways to say “white” (animate)
Zhaawshkwaaza
Zhaawshkwaa’aaza
two ways to say “green” (animate)
Ozaawaande
Ozaawaa’aande
two ways to say “yellow” (inanimate)
Mskwaande
Mskwaa’aande
Two ways to say “red” (inanimate)
Waabshkaande
Waabshaa’aande
Waabshki’aande
Three ways to say “white” (inanimate)
Zhaawshkwaande
Zhaawshkwaa’aande
Two ways to say “green” (inanimate)
True or false: we can use colors as prefixes
True
Ozaawaaza bineshiinh.
The bird is yellow.
Ozaawaa-bineshiinh
Yellow bird
Ozaawaaza mijikaawin.
The mitten is yellow.
Ozaawaa-mijikaawin
Yellow mitten
Ozaawaande
It is yellow
Ozaawaande doopwin.
The table is yellow.
Ozaawaa-doopwin
Yellow table
Mskwaaza.
S/he/it is red.
Mskwaaza nini.
The man is red.
Mskwaa-nini
Red man
Mskwaaza mishiimin.
The apple is red.
Mskwaa-mishiimin
Red apple (noun)
Mskwaande.
It is red.
Mskwaande makizin.
The shoe is red.
Mskwaa-makizin.
Red shoe (inanimate noun)
Makade’aaza.
S/he/it is black.
Makade’aaza enigonhs.
The ant is black.
Makade-enigonhs
Black ant (animate noun)
Makade’aaza daabaan.
The car is black.
Makade-daabaan
Black car
Makade’aande.
It is black.
Makade’aande taasowin.
The cabinet is black.
Makade-taasowin
Black cabinet (inanimate noun)
Waabshkaaza.
S/he/it is white.
Waabshkaaza waabooz.
The rabbit is white.
Waabshkaa-waabooz
White rabbit (animate noun)
Waabshkaaza dewegan.
The drum is white.
Waabshki-dewegan
White drum
Waabshkaande.
It is white.
Waabshkaande waawan.
The egg is white.
Waabshka-waawan
White egg (inanimate noun)
Zhaawshkwaaza
S/he/it is green.
Zhaawshkwaaza kwe.
The woman is green.
Zhaawshkwaa-kwe
Green woman (animate noun)
Zhaawshkwaaza mitig.
The tree is green.
Zhaawshkwaa-mitig
Green tree (animate noun)
Zhaawshkwaande.
It is green.
Zhaawshkwaande pabwin.
The chair is green.
Zhaawshwaa-pabwin
Green chair
Wenesh maaba?
Mskwaa-taadwin maaba.
This is a red card.
Wenesh wa?
Makade-nimoosh wa.
That is a black dog.
Wegnesh wi?
Zhaawshkwaa-jiimaan wi.
That is a green boat.
Wegnesh maanda?
Waabshka-mizingan maanda.
This is a white book.
Waabshkaaza miinwaa makade’aaza wa gaazhag.
That cat is white and black.
