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===Colour terms=== | ===Colour terms=== | ||
Colours are mainly expressed through comparative stative verbs, likening the appearance of the referent to something else, such as ''mee'' "fire" → ''meyya'' "red; yellow; orange; brown" or ''ao'' "sea" → ''ayya'' "blue; green". These are combined with locative verbs. | |||
{{gloss | {{gloss | ||
|phrase=meyya bahba go | |phrase=meyya bahba go | ||
|IPA=[ˈme̞j.jɐ ˈβɑħ.pɐ‿ɣʊ] | |IPA=[ˈme̞j.jɐ ˈβɑħ.pɐ‿ɣʊ] | ||
|gloss= | |gloss=red.STAT.IND dog TOP:ACT | ||
|translation=a brown dog | |translation=a brown dog | ||
}} | }} | ||
Some are expressed through non-derived verbs like ''oada''. | |||
{{gloss | |||
|phrase=oada bahba go | |||
|IPA=[ˈʔɔ̯ɑː.ðɐ ˈβɑħ.pɐ‿ɣo̞] | |||
|phrase=bahba go | |gloss=shine.STAT.IND dog TOP:ACT | ||
|IPA=[ | |||
|gloss= | |||
|translation=a white dog | |translation=a white dog | ||
}} | }} | ||
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