Colors

1. aappaluttoq

   Red

   Usage

   Literally "the red one". Greenlandic color terms are participial "-toq" forms that also function as nouns.

2. sungaartoq aappaluaartoq

   Orange

   Usage

   Greenlandic has no single native word for orange; it is "sungaartoq" (yellow) + "aappaluaartoq" (reddish). The loanword "orange" is also used in everyday speech.

3. sungaartoq

   Yellow

4. qorsuk

   Green

5. tungujortoq taartoq

   Dark blue

   Usage

   Greenlandic has no single word for navy; "tungujortoq" (blue) + "taartoq" (dark).

6. tungujortoq qaamasoq

   Sky blue

   Usage

   "tungujortoq" (blue) + "qaamasoq" (light) = light/sky blue.

7. tunguusaq

   Purple

   Usage

   Corresponds to Danish "violet / lilla". Shares a root with "tungujortoq" (blue); literally "the bluish one".

8. aappilarujuttoq

   Pink

9. kajortoq

   Brown

10. qaqortoq

    White

11. qernertoq

    Black

12. qasertoq

    Gray

13. tungujortoq

    Blue

    Usage

    Plain "blue". Adding taartoq (dark) gives navy, and adding qaamasoq (bright) gives sky blue

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