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Re: NATLANG: Colours

From:Mark P. Line <mark@...>
Date:Monday, April 26, 2004, 17:07
Nik Taylor
> > Yet, in very many language, _red_ translates literally as > _blood-color_.
Yep. And in very many languages, _orange_ translates literally as _color of a large citrus fruit_. I don't think those are very good data points for trying to figure out how color naming might have evolved. -- Mark

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Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>