Re: Survey(?) of ConLangs' Calendars and Colors and Kinterms

Tom Chappell wrote:
> What set of monomorphemic color terms does your conlang and/or
conculture include?

I am contemplating a system of the following kind:
*3 basic "hueless" colors (^= black, gray, white)
*7 basic "primary hued" colors (^= red, orange, yellow, green,
turquose, blue, purple)
*7 basic "intermediate hued" colors (^= tangerine, gold, lime, **,
azure, indigo, magenta)
*7 basic "pastel" colors (^=maroon, brown, beige, **, teal, **, lilac)

altho some of these may end up non-monomorphemic. I'm particularily
sceptic of "lime", "gold", "indigo", "pastel-green" and "pastel-blue"

The difference between all the hued colors is more varied than may
seem, however. For example, the difference between "yellow" and "gold"
(or "beige" and "brown") is that of lightness/darkness at least as
much as it is that of hue. Some other similar pairs include
azure&blue; lilac&indigo; and greenish-turquose&teal.

("^=" is used for the "corresponds" symbol. ** do not have good
English translations available, at least ones I'd know of.)

No decided kinterm system yet. Calendar will likely be the Roman
calendar (since this is a personal rather than concultural artlang)

John Vertical

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