Re: [tied] colours

----- Original Message -----
From: "Davius Sanctex" <gruposdavius@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] colours


> In p-IE we have in fact the term <*(h1)rwdH-> 'red'
naturally this must
> imply the existence of words for 'white' and 'black' in
p-IE. A great number
> of languages have been examined and satisfy this hierarchy.
A curious
> example is provided by Sango, an African language of
Andamawa language,
> there are only three basic colour terms: <vulu> 'white or
light colour',
> <vuko> 'black, violet, grease, dark blue, ...' and finally
<bengmbwa> for
> the rest of colors 'yellow, red, green, light brown, ...'
>
> David Sánchez

[Moeller] thank you David