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Leah Mpobela
St Augustine University of Tanzania

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ASSOCIATIVE MEANINGS OF KISUKUMA-ENGLISH COLOUR TERMS Katila S. Hussein; Moses James Olenyo Malande; Leah Mpobela; Ligembe Nestroy
International Journal of English Learning and Applied Linguistics (IJELAL) Vol. 4 No. 2 (2024): International Journal of English Learning and Applied Linguistics
Publisher : Universitas Darussalam Gontor

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The paper analyzes Kisukuma colour terms focusing on associative meanings encoded in colours. Data on colours are analyzed using thematic analysis where they are grouped and organized in eight kisukuma colour terms namely: Yape- white, Yapi- black, Yaza- red, Ndilizu- green Luduhlu/yanga- yellow, Bhuhulu/bhululu – blue, Matalaka/madaraka- light blue and Yakhu- grey. The study establishes that kisukuma colour terms are enriched with different associative meanings which have more positive than negative meanings in sense that the uses of yapi- black and yaza- red are mostly negative. In contrast, yape-white colour, luduluh- yellow and ndilizu- green colour mostly have positive associative meanings, bhuhulu/bhululu- blue, Matalaka/madaraka- light blue and yakhu- grey had narrow meanings which were positive.
Co-Authors Katila S. Hussein Ligembe Nestroy Moses James Olenyo Malande