kulokula
The Tongan word for the colour red is kulokula.
kulokula is used as a noun to refer to the colour red.
Meaning: colour (noun)
Did you know?
- The word kulokula is a reduplicated form of kula, a common linguistic pattern in Tongan used to intensify a quality or describe a repeating pattern.
- While kulokula describes the color, Tongan culture often uses colors to denote specific social or ceremonial statuses in traditional attire.
- In some Polynesian linguistic contexts, 'red' is a fundamental color category that often encompasses shades of orange and deep pink.
Example conversation
Ana and Sione are looking at a painting.
- AnaʻOku ʻuike kulokula ʻa e langi.The sky is red.
- SioneʻIo, ʻoku mataʻu kinala.Yes, it looks beautiful.
- AnaʻOku ʻou fēfē ki he kulokula ʻeni.I love this red.
- SioneʻOkuou ʻofa foki ki ai, Ana.I love it too, Ana.
