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===Colour terms===
===Colour terms===


While most descriptive attributes are expressed through stative verbs, colours are expressed through comparative converbs, 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.
While most descriptive attributes are expressed through stative verbs, colours are expressed through comparative converbs, likening the appearance of the referent to something else, such as ''mee'' "fire" → ''meyye'' "red; yellow; orange; brown" or ''ao'' "sea" → ''ayye'' "blue; green". These are combined with locative verbs.


{{gloss
{{gloss
|phrase=meyya bahba go
|phrase=meyye bahba go
|IPA=[ˈme̞j.ˈβɑħ.pɐ‿ɣʊ]
|IPA=[ˈme̞j.ˈβɑħ.pɐ‿ɣʊ]
|gloss=fire-CVB:SEMB dog TOP:ACT
|gloss=fire-CVB:SEMB dog TOP:ACT
|translation=a brown dog
|translation=a brown dog
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|{{gloss
|{{gloss
|phrase=meyya bahba go oada
|phrase=meyye bahba go oada
|IPA=[ˈme̞j.ˈβɑħ.pɐ‿ɣo̞ ˈwɔ̯ɑː.ðɐ]
|IPA=[ˈme̞j.ˈβɑħ.pɐ‿ɣo̞ ˈwɔ̯ɑː.ðɐ]
|gloss=fire-SEMB dog TOP:ACT shine.STAT.IND
|gloss=fire-SEMB dog TOP:ACT shine.STAT.IND
|translation=a light brown dog
|translation=a light brown dog
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