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Black |
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ba-Kee |
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Baƙi |
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Blue |
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shoo-Dee |
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Shuɗi |
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Brown |
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Kasah-Kasah |
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Ƙasa-ƙasa |
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Gray |
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mae roowan see-min-tee |
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Mai ruwan siminti |
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Green |
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kow-rey |
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Kore |
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Orange |
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mae roowan ley-mou |
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Mai ruwan lemu |
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Purple |
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law-nin shoo-nee |
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Launin shuni |
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Red |
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jah |
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Ja |
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White |
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pah-ree |
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Fari |
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Yellow |
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Dorawah |
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Ɗorawah |
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Big |
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bab-ba |
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Babba |
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Deep |
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mae zoor-pee |
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Mai zurfi |
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Long |
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mae TSa-wow
Mae sawow |
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Mai tsawo |
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Narrow |
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ma-TSa-TSey |
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Matsatse |
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Short (in height) |
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gah-jey-rey |
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Gajere |
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Short (in length) |
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goon-too |
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Guntu |
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Small, little |
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Kah-ra-mee, Kan-Kaney |
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Ƙarami, ƙanƙane |
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Tall |
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mae TSa-wow |
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Mai tsawo |
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Thick |
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mae kaw-ree |
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Mai kauri |
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Thin |
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rah-ma-mey |
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Ramamme |
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Wide |
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mae pah-Dee |
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Mai faɗi |
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Round |
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geh-wa-yayeh |
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Gewayyaye |
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Straight |
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mee-Ka-Key |
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Miƙaƙƙe |
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Square |
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dah-ee-rah |
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Da'ira |
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Triangular |
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mae kaman moo-rhoo |
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Mai kaman murhu |
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Bitter |
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mae Dah-chee |
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Mai ɗaci |
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Fresh |
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sah-bo |
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Sabo |
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Salty |
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mae gish-ree |
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Mai gishiri |
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Sour |
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mae Dah-chee |
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Mai ɗaci |
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Spicy |
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mae yah-jee |
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Mai yaji |
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Sweet |
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mae zah-Kee |
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Mai zaƙi |
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Bad |
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maras kaw |
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Maras kyau |
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Clean |
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mae TSabta |
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Mai tsabta |
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Dark |
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mae doohoo |
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Mai duhu |
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Difficult |
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mae woo-yah |
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Mai wuya |
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Dirty |
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mae dat-tee |
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Mai datti |
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Dry |
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boosa-shey |
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Busasshe |
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Easy |
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mae saw-Kee |
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Mai sauƙi |
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Empty |
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bah komey a chee-kee |
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Ba komai a ciki |
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Expensive |
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mae TSa-dah |
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Mai tsada |
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Fast |
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mae sawree |
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Mai sauri |
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Foreign |
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nah wajeh |
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Na waje |
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Full |
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cheek-ka-key |
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Cikakke |
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Good |
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mae kaw |
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Mai kyau |
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Hard (firm) |
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mae Kwa-ree |
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Mai ƙwari |
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Heavy |
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mae naw-yee |
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Mai nauyi |
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Inexpensive |
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mae ar-ha |
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Mai arha |
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Light (illumination) |
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has-key |
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Haske |
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Light (weight) |
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maras naw-yee |
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Maras nauyi |
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Local |
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nah wan-nan woo-rin |
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Na wannan wurin |
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New |
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sah-bo |
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Sabo |
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Noisy |
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soo-roo-too da ya-wah |
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Surutu da yawa |
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Old (about things) |
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TSow-ho |
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Tsoho |
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Old (about people) |
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TSow-ho |
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Tsoho |
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Powerful |
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mae Karpee |
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Mai ƙarfi |
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Quiet |
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shee-roo |
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Shiru |
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Right / Correct |
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dae-dae |
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Daidai |
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Slow |
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a hank-alee |
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A hankali |
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Soft |
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mae tau-shee |
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Mai taushi |
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Very |
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Kwaray |
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Ƙwarai |
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Weak |
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maras Karpee |
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Maras ƙarfi |
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Wet |
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jee-Ka-Key |
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Jiƙaƙƙe |
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Wrong / Incorrect |
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bah dey-dey ba-ney |
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Ba daidai bane |
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Young |
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mata-shee |
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Matashi (male) |
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Few / Little |
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kaDan |
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Kaɗan |
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Many / Much |
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mae yawah |
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Mai yawa |
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Part |
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sa-shee |
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Sashe |
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Some / A few |
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wasoo |
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Wasu |
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Whole |
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doo-ka |
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Duka |
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