Mi'kmaq vocabulary/Colours
There is no adjectives per say in Mi'kmaq. The words in the table below are verbs meaning "He/she/it is black" (or another colour). All verbs shown are for the third person and are singular.
Note: All words in the below table are in Francis-Smith orthography (see Mi'kmaq Orthographies for more details).
English | Mi'kmaq | Pronunciation |
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Black | Maqtawe'k, maqtewe'k | |
Blue | Ewne'k | |
Brown | Tupkwanamu'k, jijijuwaqitewamu'k | |
Dark green | Stoqonamuksit | |
Deep blue | Musqunamu'k | |
Gold | Wisawisuliewey | |
Green | Stoqonamu'k | |
Grey | Sulieweyamu'k | |
Light blue | Musik'ewamuk' | |
Orange | Nikjawiknejewamu'k, wisawsulieweyamu'k | |
Pink | Nijinjewamu'k | |
Purple | Nisqunamu'k | |
Red | Mekwe'k | |
Yellow | Wisawe'k, wataptek | |
White | Wape'k |