Tsi Niwahsohkò:tens
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Tsi Niwahsohkò:tens – text list from Sakoieta Widrick
- Black – kahòn:tsi
- Pure Black – kahon’tsihstóhs:kon
- White – kenrà:ken
- Pure White – kenrakenhstóhs:ken
- Blue – oròn:ia
- Pure Blue – oronhióhs:kon
- Dark Blue – karonhiahòn:tsi
- Light Blue – karonhiakén:ra
- Brown – athéh:sa
- Pure Brown – atehsóhs:kon
- Dark Brown, Chocolate Brown – wathehsahòn:tsi
- Light Brown, Sandy Brown – wathehsakén:ra
- Grey – ata’kén:ra
- Pure Grey – ata’kenhrohkóhs:kon
- Dark Grey, Charcoal Grey – wata’kenhrahòn:tsi \ wata’kenhrohkwahòn:tsi
- Light Grey – wata’kenhrakén:ra \ ata’kenhrohkwakén:ra
- Cream Colored – katsihnekwarakén:ra \ katsihnekwarará:ken
- Green – óhonteh
- Pure Green – ohontóhs:kon
- Dark Green / Forest Green – kahontahòn:tsi
- Light Green – kahontakén:ra
- Orange – otiarén:ta
- Pure Orange – otiaren’tóhs:kon
- Dark Orange – watiaren’tahòn:tsi
- Light Orange – watiaren’takén:ra
- Red – onekwénh:tara
- Pure Red – onekwenhtaraóhs:kon
- Dark Red, Burgundy, Maroon – kanekwenhtarahòn:tsi
- Light Red, Pink, Rose, Mauve – kanekwenhtarakén:ra
- Mauve – kaharennahtakén:ra \ kaharennahtarará:ken
- Pink – wahsén:rate\ kanekwenhtarakén:ra
- Dark Pink – wehsenratehtsherahòn:tsi
- Light Pink – wehsenratehtsherará:ken
- Purple – oharennáh:ta
- Pure Purple – oharennahtóhs:kon
- Dark Purple – kaharennahtahòn:tsi
- Light Purple – kaharennahtará:ken
- Yellow – otsì:nekwar
- Pure Yellow – otsihnewaróhs:kon
- Dark Yellow, Lemon Yellow – katsihnekwarhòn:tsi
- Light Yellow – katsihnekwarakén:ra \ katsihnekwarará:ken
- Gold – katsihnekwarhòn:tsi \ ohwihstanó:ron niwahsohkò:ten
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