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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" → '' | 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. | ||
{{gloss | {{gloss | ||
|phrase= | |phrase=meyya bahba go | ||
|IPA=[ˈme̞j. | |IPA=[ˈme̞j.jɐ 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= | |phrase=meyya bahba go oada | ||
|IPA=[ˈme̞j. | |IPA=[ˈme̞j.jɐ 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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