The core colors.

• umweruwhite
• umukarablack
• umutukured
• icyatsi (kibisi)green ('icyatsi' = grass; 'kibisi' = fresh, clarifies green)
• ubururublue
• umuhondoyellow
• oranjeorange (borrowed; also described as 'icunga' = the orange fruit)
• pinki / rozapink (everyday borrowings; 'roza' from French 'rose')
• violet / umuravumbapurple / violet ('violet' is the common borrowed term)
• kawa / brownibrown (often described as 'ibara rya kawa' = coffee color; 'browni' borrowed)
• kijivu / greygrey (borrowed everyday terms; no single native color word)
• amabaracolors (singular 'ibara' = a color)