LibGuides: Dakelh Phrases (Lheidli): Colours

Colours

Ndi dot'en hont'oh?

What colour is it?

What? - ndi
It looks like - dot'en do•t'en it resembles, it looks like Example: it is the colour of
It is - hont'oh hon•t'oh it is, it seems

Colour Names - generic objects

Red - dulk'un dul•k'un it is red
Pink - dunulk'un du•nul•k'un it is pink
Yellow - dultso dul•tso it is yellow
Light yellow - dunultso du•nul•tso it is light yellow
Green - dultl'uz dul•tl'uz it is green
Light green - dunultl'uz du•nul•tl'uz it is light green
Blue - duldzan dul•dzan it is blue
Light blue - dunuldzan du•nul•dzan it is light blue
Grey - dulgui dul•gui it is grey
Off-white, blonde, tan - dulba dul•ba it is off-white, blonde, tan
White - lhuiyul lhu•yul it is white
Black - dulhgus dulh•gus it is black

Descriptive Colours

mai dot'en

it is blue

Etymology: A phrase meaning ‟it looks like blueberries”, composed of mai, q.v. and dot'en, q.v.,

Blue - mai dot'en mai do•t'en it is blue Etymology: A phrase meaning ‟it looks like blueberries”, composed of mai, q.v. and dot'en, q.v.,
Berry, fruit, blueberry - mai mai This serves both as the generic term for fruit and berries and as a specific term for blueberries when the kind of berry is clear from context. Etymology: Loan from Gitksan maay'.
It looks like - dot'en do•t'en it resembles, it looks like Example: it is the colour of

t'an dot'en

it is dark green

Etymology: Literally, ‟it resembles a leaf”, composed of -t'an, q.v. and dot'en, q.v.,

Dark green - t'an dot'en t'an do•t'en it is dark green Etymology: Literally, ‟it resembles a leaf”, composed of -t'an, q.v. and dot'en, q.v.,
Leaf (suffix) - -t'an
It looks like - dot'en do•t'en it resembles, it looks like Example: it is the colour of

kwui dot'en

it is yellow

Etymology: ‟it is the colour of vomit”, composed of kwui, q.v. and dot'en, q.v..

Yellow - kwui dot'en kwui do•t'en Etymology: ‟it is the colour of vomit”, composed of kwui, q.v. and dot'en, q.v..
Vomit - kwui
It looks like - dot'en do•t'en it resembles, it looks like Example: it is the colour of

More Descriptive Colours

kwun dot'en

it is orange

Etymology: Literally, ‟it resembles fire”, composed of kwun, q.v. and dot'en, q.v.,

Orange - kwun dot'en kwun do•t'en it is orange Etymology: Literally, ‟it resembles fire”, composed of kwun, q.v. and dot'en, q.v.,
Fire, light - kwun
It looks like - dot'en do•t'en it resembles, it looks like Example: it is the colour of

maitoo dot'en

it is purple, navy blue

Etymology: Literally, ‟it resembles wine”, composed of maitoo, q.v. and dot'en, q.v., where maitoo is itself literally ‟berry water”, composed of mai, q.v. and too, q.v.,

Purple, navy blue - maitoo dot'en mai•too do•t'en it is purple, navy blue Etymology: Literally, ‟it resembles wine”, composed of maitoo, q.v. and dot'en, q.v., where maitoo is itself literally ‟berry water”, composed of mai, q.v. and too, q.v.,
Wine - maitoo mai•too Etymology: ‟berry water”.
Berry, fruit, blueberry - mai mai This serves both as the generic term for fruit and berries and as a specific term for blueberries when the kind of berry is clear from context. Etymology: Loan from Gitksan maay'.
Water, fluid - too too water, fluid, liquor
It looks like - dot'en do•t'en it resembles, it looks like Example: it is the colour of

yun dot'en

it is brown

Etymology: Literally, ‟it resembles earth”, composed of yun, q.v. and dot'en, q.v.,

Brown - yun dot'en yun do•t'en Etymology: Literally, ‟it resembles earth”, composed of yun, q.v. and dot'en, q.v.,
Earth, ground, floor - yun yun earth, ground, floor, place, land
It looks like - dot'en do•t'en it resembles, it looks like Example: it is the colour of