Colors · Midabada

Dameeri

Gray

da-MEE-ri · Long ee in the middle: da-MEE-ri.
Dameeri = gray
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Meaning

Dameeri means grey, and it comes from dameer, donkey: grey is donkey-coloured. It describes clouds, hair and the sky before rain. American spelling is gray; British is grey; the Somali is the same.

Tip: Dameer is donkey, so dameeri is "donkey-coloured".

Example sentences

Daruurtu waa dameeri.The cloud is grey.
Timaha awoowe waa dameeri.Grandfather's hair is grey.

Using Dameeri at home

Point at the real thing and say "Dameeri" whenever it comes up, then let your child hear the native recording and say it back. One word used ten times in a day beats ten words drilled once. In the Luuqad app, Dameeri is taught with a picture, tested in the Colors quiz and practised in Coloring.

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