damudamu
The Fijian word for the color red is damudamu.
damudamu is used to denote the color red.
Meaning: colour (noun)
Did you know?
- The word for red in Fijian is essentially a cinematic artifact, heavily influenced by how Western films portrayed Native Americans in the past.
- The word damudamu is actually a reduplication of the base word damu.
- In many Austronesian languages, colors are often named after things found in nature, but damudamu breaks this pattern by being rooted in a human label.
Examples in context
- Sa damudamu na kato.The basket is red.This sentence shows how to describe an object, like a basket, as being damudamu.
- E damudamu na tina ni kava.The hibiscus is red.
Example conversation
Mere and Isoa are looking at a flower garden.
- MereNi raica na vutuni damudamu oya.Look at that red flower.
- IsoaSa levu sara na damudamu ni vutuna.The red of the flower is very strong.
- MereE vaka damudamu na cava ga na vutuna?What is the flower red like?
- IsoaE damudamu vaka na cava na vosa.It is red like the word says.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry damudamu, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries damudamu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
