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Colours in Saint Lucian Kwéyòl
The eight colour words of Saint Lucian Kwéyòl confirmed in the dictionary, each with a real example sentence and swatch.
Colour words are some of the most useful early vocabulary in any language. They show up constantly in casual description, and Saint Lucian Kwéyòl has a compact set of eight confirmed in the dictionary: six in everyday use, plus two (blue and grey) that carry a documented secondary meaning in the dictionary, which is why they're introduced slightly later in the games on this site.
| Swatch | Kwéyòl | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| wouj | red | Nonm-lan ka pòté on chimiz wouj. The man's wearing a red shirt. | |
| blan | white | Kay-la té pentiwé blan. The house was painted white. | |
| nwè | black | I ka pòté soulyé nwè. He's wearing black shoes. | |
| jòn | yellow | Kay-la té pentiwé an jòn. The house was painted yellow. | |
| vèt | green | Mango-a vèt toujou, i p'òkò mi. The mango's still green, it's not ripe yet. | |
| kako | brown | I mété an soulyé kako pou i alé an twavay. He put on brown shoes to go to work. | |
| blé | blue | I ka pòté on chimiz blé. He is wearing a blue shirt. | |
| gwi | grey | Chouval gwi-a genyen kous-la. The grey horse won the race. |
To practice recognizing these as a word, a swatch, and (for a real challenge) a picture of an everyday object, try the Color Game, which has all three modes in one place.