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Colours and shapes (Daaghyn as Cummaghyn)

Colours

Daaghyn (dern)  =  Colours
Jiarg (jirg)  =  Red
Bwee  =  Yellow
Lheeah (leah)  =  Grey
Gorrym-jiarg (GORRIM-jirg)  =  Purple
Bane (bern)  =  White
Geayney (GERN-ya)  =  Green
Doo  =  Black
Jiarg-bwee (JIRG-bwee)  =  Orange
Gorrym  =  Blue
Dhone (dorne)  =  Brown
Jiarg-bane (JIRG-bern)  =  Pink

 

Shapes

Cummaghyn (CUMM-a-gin)  =  Shapes
Kiarkyl (KEY-a-kil)  =  Circle
Corran  =  Crescent
Kerrin  =  Square
Rollage  =  Star
Trooran  =  Triangle