From: | Mike Ellis <nihilsum@...> |
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Date: | Monday, December 30, 2002, 2:58 |
James Landau <Neurotico@...> wrote:> Here are some Kankonian words for colors, some in the rainbow, some >neutrals, and some a little more complex. Does each one sound like thecolor>it is? (Vowels are pronounced by the Are-bEta-ravIolI-gO-crUde system of >Spanish and Italian.)>blanovercreamed coffee colour>gudumshiny brown, like stained and laquered wood>hilisyellow>karak"dry" red>kiulwhite like paper, but not luminous, as that would need some kind of s sound.>kranorange, with a dry rough surface like cement>kratshmatte black>liktpea-soup light green>pluzdeep candy-apple red>rahatpurple; gets bluer as the a's approach A, redder as they approach &>virizdark green if "viriz, lighter if vi"riz>wowumdark navy blue>zilkasgrey-blue and reflective, like a cellphone cover M