Colors

1. pytã

   Red

2. pytãju

   Orange

   Usage

   A compound of "pytã" (red) and "sa'yju" (yellow); the orange fruit is "narã".

3. sa'yju

   Yellow

4. hovyũ

   Green

5. hovy

   Dark blue

   Usage

   Guaraní has a single basic blue, "hovy"; light blue is "hovyngy". Note that "hovyũ" (hovy + hũ) means green in standard modern usage, not dark blue.

6. hovyngy

   Sky blue

7. pytãũ

   Purple

8. pytãngy

   Pink

9. pardo

   Brown

   Usage

   Guaraní has no well-established native word for brown: "hũngy" (blackish) covers both grey and brown, and Spanish loans are commonly used.

10. morotĩ

    White

11. hũ

    Black

12. hũngy

    Gray

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