This post covers how to say and pronounce the different colors in Lakota Sioux.
Learning the colors is super important as it allows you to accurately describe things, expand your conversations and understand others better.
So what are the colors in Lakota?
Colors In Lakota
The main colors in Lakota are:
- Red – Šá (Shah)
- Blue – Tȟó (Toh)
- Green – Tȟózi (Toh-zee)
- Yellow – Zí (Zee)
- Black – Sápa (Sah-pah)
- White – Ská (Skah)
- Gray – Ȟóta (Kho-tah)
- Orange – Zíša (Zee-shah)
- Purple – Tȟóšá (Toh-shah)
- Pink – Šásaŋ (Shah-sahn)
- Brown – Ǧí (Ghee)
As you can see, some of the colors are actually compound words of other colors.
For example, orange is zíša which is just yellow (zí) and red (šá) together.
Another example is green (tȟózi) which is just blue (tȟó) and yellow (zí) together.
The word for ‘colors’ in Lakota is oówa.
To hear the pronunciation of the colors in Lakota Sioux by a native speaker, check out the below video:
Thanks for reading this post which covers the Lakota words for colors.
Knowing how to say the different colors in Lakota is super important as it helps to accurately describe things and understand Lakota speakers better.
Learn more about the Lakota language here.
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