Colors

1. Merah

   Red

   Usage

   Used to name the colour of clothes or belongings

   Grammar Note

   Colour adjectives follow the noun (baju merah, a red shirt). A regional variant "sirah" also exists but is not used here

2. Kuniang

   Yellow

   Usage

   Used to name the colour of clothes or belongings

   Grammar Note

   It corresponds to Indonesian kuning

3. Ijau

   Green

   Usage

   Used to name the colour of clothes or belongings

   Grammar Note

   It corresponds to Indonesian hijau, without the initial h

4. Biru

   Blue

   Usage

   Used to name the colour of clothes or belongings

   Grammar Note

   "Biru" is blue, the colour of a clear sky

5. Ungu

   Purple

   Usage

   Used to name the colour of clothes or belongings

   Grammar Note

   "Ungu" is purple; for example "kain ungu" (purple cloth)

6. Putiah

   White

   Usage

   Used to name the colour of clothes or belongings

   Grammar Note

   For example "baju putiah" (white clothes). It corresponds to Indonesian putih

7. Itam

   Black

   Usage

   Used to name the colour of clothes or belongings

   Grammar Note

   "Itam" also appears in "kopi itam" (black coffee). The Indonesian form is "hitam"; the Minangkabau form is used here

8. Kalabu

   Grey

   Usage

   Used to name the colour of clothes or belongings

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary also lists a variant "kulabu"

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