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 ===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".
+Colours are mainly 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".
 {{gloss
 |phrase=meyya bahba go
 |IPA=[ˈme̞j.jɐ ˈβɑħ.pɐ‿ɣʊ]
-|gloss=fire.SEMB.STAT.IND dog TOP:ACT
+|gloss=fire-CVB:SEMB dog TOP:ACT
 |translation=a brown dog
 }}
-Some are expressed through non-derived verbs like ''oada''.
+Some are expressed through regular stative verbs like ''oada''.
 {{gloss