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The next two groups have their separate words, but are quantities rarely used in common speech: '''1.00.00.00.000''' (12<sup>9</sup>) <small>(5.159.780.352<sub>10</sub>)</small> is a ''tūśvāna'' and '''1.00.00.00.00.000''' (12<sup>11</sup>) <small>(743.008.370.688<sub>10</sub>)</small> a ''lallatūśvāna''. <!-- The words ''khorādi'' (12<sup>7</sup>, i.e. synonym of lallaraice), ''yaṣmūn'' (12<sup>11</sup>, i.e. lallatūśvāna), ''iriakas'' (12<sup>13</sup>), ''mairāṇa'' or ''lalleriakas'' (12<sup>15</sup>), ''nirāvah'' (12<sup>17</sup>), and ''sṝva'' or ''lallanirāvah'' (12<sup>19</sup>) were introduced in Classical-era texts, but are almost never used today. However, they form the base for the scientific measurement system's prefixes. --> | The next two groups have their separate words, but are quantities rarely used in common speech: '''1.00.00.00.000''' (12<sup>9</sup>) <small>(5.159.780.352<sub>10</sub>)</small> is a ''tūśvāna'' and '''1.00.00.00.00.000''' (12<sup>11</sup>) <small>(743.008.370.688<sub>10</sub>)</small> a ''lallatūśvāna''. <!-- The words ''khorādi'' (12<sup>7</sup>, i.e. synonym of lallaraice), ''yaṣmūn'' (12<sup>11</sup>, i.e. lallatūśvāna), ''iriakas'' (12<sup>13</sup>), ''mairāṇa'' or ''lalleriakas'' (12<sup>15</sup>), ''nirāvah'' (12<sup>17</sup>), and ''sṝva'' or ''lallanirāvah'' (12<sup>19</sup>) were introduced in Classical-era texts, but are almost never used today. However, they form the base for the scientific measurement system's prefixes. --> | ||
==Vocabulary== | |||
===Colours=== | |||
Dundulanyä people traditionally distinguish 13 basic colours (''hīmba''), with the notable presence of two heavily culturally significant ones: golden yellow and lilac: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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! Colour !! Noun !! Verb<br/><small>''to be …''</small> !! Prototypical example | |||
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| Black || ''śyūda'' || ''śyūdah'' || style="background:#000000" | | |||
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| Blue, also dark green || ''kāmila'' || ''kāmilah'' || style="background:#005EFF" | | |||
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| Brown || ''tūnya'' || ''tūnyah'' || style="background:#874B0F" | | |||
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| Golden yellow || ''chlīm̃a'' || ''chlim̃ah'' || style="background:#FFCD00" | | |||
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| Gray || ''nijam'' || ''nijmah'' || style="background:#AAAAAA" | | |||
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| Green || ''bhāca'' || ''bhācah'' || style="background:#3FF91A" | | |||
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| Light yellow || ''khañja'' || ''khañjah'' || style="background:#FFFF44" | | |||
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| Lilac || ''kalya'' || ''kalyah'' || style="background:#D8A8FF" | | |||
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| Orange || ''cände'' || ''cändah'' || style="background:#FF7000" | | |||
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| Pink || ''kīlana'' || ''kīlanah'' || style="background:#F9C6F9" | | |||
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| Red || ''ūnika'' || ''ūnikah'' || style="background:#ED0000" | | |||
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| Violet, dark lilac || ''somye'' || ''somih'' || style="background:#7116CD" | | |||
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| White || ''pāṇḍa'' || ''pāṇḍah'' || style="background:#FFFFFF" | | |||
|} | |||
==External history== | ==External history== | ||