8.3.3. Light

ᦶᦀᧄᧉʔæm³adjectivebright (red)ᦡᦸᧅᧈ ᦶᦡᧂ ᦶᦀᧄᧉ ᦵᦕᧀ ᦵᦣᦲᧈ.Bright red flowers were blooming.8.3.3.3.4Colors of the spectrum
ᦀᦹᧂᧉᦎᦹᧂᧉʔɯŋ³tɯŋ³post-verbfairly dark; shadowyᦙᦹᧆ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦀᦹᧂᧉ ᦎᦹᧂᧉ.The evening was getting fairly dark.8.3.3.2Dark
ᦀᧄᧉʔam³adjectivein the shade8.3.3.2.1Shadowᦔᦱᧈᦀᧄᧉᦓᧄᧉᦺᦉ
ᦀᦱᧄᧈᦣᦱᧄᧈʔaam²haam⁵post-verbglowingᦃᧁᧉ ᦵᦜᦲᧂ ᧟, ᦵᦜᦲᧂ ᦀᦱᧄᧈ ᦣᦱᧄᧈ, ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦆᧄ ᦔᦴ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦵᦐᦲ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦶᦕᧃᧈ ᦡᦲᧃ.The rice is ripe, glowing yellow, like gold spread over the land.8.3.3.1Shine8.3.3.4Shinyᦣᦱᧄᧈ
ᦀᦳᧄᧈᦣᦳᧄᧈʔum²hum⁵post-verbbright yellowᦡᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦵᦜᦲᧂ ᦀᦳᧄᧈ ᦣᦳᧄᧈ.Bright yellow flowers.ᦖᦱᧅ ᦃ ᦶᦐᧆ ᦵᦜᦲᧂ ᦀᦳᧄᧈ ᦣᦳᧄᧈ.A bright yellow pineapple.8.3.3.3.4Colors of the spectrum
ᦀᦹᧄᧉᦎᦹᧄᧉʔɯm³tɯm³post-verbdark; shadedᦶᦡᧆᧈ ᦏᦸᧂᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦟᦸᧆ, ᦙᦹᧆ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦀᦹᧄᧉ ᦎᦹᧄᧉ.The sunshine could not get through the leaves, it was really dark.8.3.3.2Dark
ᦵᦁᦲᧉᦵᦣᦲᧉʔɤɤ⁶hɤɤ⁶post-verbbright yellow8.3.3.3.4Colors of the spectrum
ᦂᦱᧉ2kaa³20001adjectivebraveᦙᦱᧉ ᦂᦱᧉ.A brave horse.4.4.3.1Brave2adjectivesharpᦧᦱᧃ ᦵᦏᧃᧈ ᦂᦱᧉ.A sharp axe.8.3.2.3Sharp3adjectivebright (of fire, sunshine)ᦶᦡᧆᧈ ᦂᦱᧉ.Bright sunshine.ᦵᦔᧁ ᦺᦝ ᦂᦱᧉ.Bright flames.8.3.3.1.2Bright4adjectiveloud; clear; resonantᦵᦉᧂ ᦔᦱᧅ ᦂᦱᧉ.A loud voice.2.3.2.4Loudᦶᦀᧁᧉᦇᦸᧃᧉᦂᦱᧉᦇᦱᧃᦂᦱᧉᦶᦂᧃᧈᦂᦱᧉᦂᧂᦉᦙᦍᧂᦂᦱᧉᦶᦃᧂᦂᦱᧉᦆᦳᧄᦂᦱᧉᦠᦱᧃᦵᦂᧆᧈᦂᦱᧉᦶᦂᧃᧈᦂᦱᧉᦺᦈᦂᦱᧉᦺᦊᧈᦂᦱᧉᦺᦊᧈᦐᦱᧉᦂᦱᧉᦢᦱᧃᦵᦜᧅᦂᦱᧉᦶᦜᧆᦶᦜᧁᦶᦌᧁᦂᦱᧉᦜᧅᦶᦜᧁᦶᦌᧁᦂᦱᧉᦶᦡᧆᧈᦂᦱᧉᦟᦳᧄᦞᦸᧃᦢᦱᧈᦶᦃᧂᦶᦣᧂᦂᦱᧉ
ᦶᦂkææ¹adjectiveblack & white (of animals)8.3.3.3.5Animal color, marking
ᦶᦂᧈ1kææ²5001adjectiveold (of people, not of things)ᦁᦱ ᦍᦳ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦍᧂ ᦶᦂᧈ ᦵᦜᦲ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦔᦴᧈ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦵᦂᦲᧃᧈ.He is even older than my grandfather.8.4.6.5.2Old, not young2adjectivedark (of colours)ᦵᦃᧁ ᦶᦂᧈ.Dark green.8.3.3.3Color3adjectivecoarse; roughᦌᦻ ᦶᦂᧈ.Coarse sand.8.3.2.2Rough4pronounhe; she (of older people)ᦶᦂᧈ ᦈᦳᧂ ᦶᦃᧃ ᦜᦱᧃ ᦋᦻ ᦟᦳᧂ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦺᦔ.She held her grandson's arm as they went down from the house.ᦢᦳᧃ ᦶᦂᧈ ᦂᦱᧉ ᦙᦱ ᧟ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦆᦴ ᦢᦱ ᦺᦊᧈ.His merit grew and he became a great teacher.9.2.3Pronounsᦂᦱᧉᦶᦂᧈᦶᦂᧈᦏᧁᧉᦶᦂᧈᦓᦸᧂᧉᦏᧁᧉᦶᦂᧈᦑᦸᧂᧉᦶᦂᧈᦕᦲᧁᦶᦂᧈᦠᦱᧁᧉ
ᦷᦂᧂᧉkoŋ³adjectivespotted; mottled; multi-colouredᦶᦙᧁ ᦷᦂᧂᧉ.A spotted cat.8.3.3.3.5Animal color, marking
ᦂᦱᧂᦞᧃᦷᦜᧂkaaŋ¹wan⁴loŋ¹nounbroad daylightᦂᦱᧂ ᦞᧃ ᦷᦜᧂ ᧞ ᦙᦱ ᦟᧅ ᦷᦆ.Somebody stole it in broad daylight.8.3.3Light8.4.1.2Dayᦂᦱᧂᦞᧃᦷᦜᧂ
ᦂᦸᧂᧉᦺᦝkɔŋ³faj⁴nounelectric torch; flashlightᦀᧁ ᦂᦸᧂᧉ ᦺᦝ ᦏᦸᧂᧈ ᦠᦱ ᦶᦈᧂᧉ ᧞ ᦀᧁ ᦶᦐᧇᧈ ᦅᦲᧇ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ.Use a torch to see clearly and pull it out with tweezers.ᦂᦱᧂ ᦺᦐ ᦋᧁᧉ ᧒ ᦎᦱ ᦟᦳᧅ ᦓᦸᧃ, ᦀᧁ ᦘᦱᧉ ᧞ ᦂᦸᧂᧉ ᦺᦝ ᦺᦔ ᦷᦉᧃ ᦊᦱᧂ.At 2 a.m. we get up. We take knives and torches and go to the rubber gardens.8.3.3.1.1Light sourceᦂᦸᧂᧉ1ᦺᦝ
ᦂᦱᧃᧈkaan²adjectivestriped8.3.3.3.7Multicoloredᦂᦱᧃᧈᦷᦅᧂᧉᦟᦻᦟᦲᧃᦇᦴᦂᦱᧃᧈᦔᦸᧂᧉᦎᦸᧈᦶᦀᧁᦂᦱᧃᧈ
ᦂᦱᧃᧈᦷᦅᧂᧉᦟᦻᦟᦲᧃkaan²koŋ⁶laaj⁴lin⁴adjectivestriped (literally: stripe-pattern-bend-stripe)8.3.3.3.7Multicoloredᦂᦱᧃᧈᦷᦅᧂᧉᦟᦻᦟᦲᧃ
ᦂᧄᧈkam²2000adjectivedark; blackᦂᦱᧂ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦂᧄᧈ.A dark night.ᦩᦸᧃ ᦂᧄᧈ.Black smoke.8.3.3.3.2Blackᦂᧄᧈᦉᧁᧉᦙᦹᧆᦙᦱᧃᧉᦂᧄᧈᦙᦹᧆᦂᧄᧈᦚᦳᧃᦟᦳᧄᦝᦱᧉᦂᧄᧈᦝᦱᧉᦟᦳᧄᦚᦳᧃᦂᧄᧈᦵᦡᦲᧅᦃᧁᧉᦂᧄᧈᦺᦉᧉᦂᧄᧈᦎᦱᦙᦱᧃᧉᦂᧄᧈᦷᦏᧈᦂᧄᧈᦶᦔᧃᧉᦂᧄᧈᦖᦳᧃᧈᦂᧄᧈᦵᦙᧅᦖᦸᧅᧈᦚᦱᧉᦂᧄᧈᦶᦞᧃᧈᦎᦱᦂᧄᧈ
ᦂᧄᧈᦙᦹᧆkam²mɯt⁵adjectivedarkᦁᦱ ᦂᦱᧆ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦠᦱᧁ ᦂᧄᧈ ᦙᦹᧆ ᦶᦑᧉ, ᦡᦱᧁ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦵᦣᦲᧈ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦜᦻ.The sky was totally dark, but there were lots of stars shining.8.3.3.2Darkᦂᧄᧈᦙᦹᧆ
ᦵᦃᧁxew¹500adjectivegreen. [Note: This term applies to green and also to shades that an English speaker might call 'blue', especially pale shades of blue.]ᦵᦜᦲᧃᧉᦵᦚᦲ ᦵᦃᧁ.A green leaf.ᦊᦱᧉ ᦵᦃᧁ ᦋᦲᧁ ᦇᦲᧁ.Verdant green grass.ᦵᦔᧆ ᦗᦴᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦷᦠ ᦵᦃᧁ.Male ducks have green heads.8.3.3.3.4Colors of the spectrumᦂᦱᧂᦺᦐᦵᦃᧁᦵᦃᧁᦃᦲᧉᦙᦱᧉᦵᦃᧁᦵᦃᧁᦀᦸᧃᧈᦀᦸᧃᧈᦅᦳᧃᦵᦃᧁᦅᦳᧃᦵᦃᧁᦺᦓᦵᦉᧂᦡᦲᧇᦵᦉᧂᦵᦃᧁᦵᦋᧁᧈᦺᦊᧈᦵᦃᧁᦺᦞᦎᦱᦵᦃᧁᦎᦳᧃᧉᦕᧅᦵᦃᧁᦀᦸᧃᧈᦷᦏᧈᦵᦃᧁᦔᦱᧈᦊᦱᧉᦓᦱᧂᦵᦃᧁᦕᧁᦡᦲᧇᦕᧁᦵᦃᧁᦕᧅᦂᦱᧆᦵᦃᧁᦕᧅᦵᦃᧁᦕᧅᦵᦊᦲᧉᦓᦱᧂᦵᦃᧁᦘᦲᧅᦵᦃᧁᦟᦱᧉᦵᦃᧁ
ᦃᦱᧁ1xaaw¹500adjectivewhiteᦺᦂᧈ ᦃᦱᧁ.A white chicken.8.3.3.3.1Whiteᦀᦾᧉᦃᦱᧁᦂᦽᧉᦃᦱᧁᦃᦱᧁᦵᦕᦲᧅᧈᦃᦱᧁᦕᦸᧃᧈᦃᦱᧁᦖᦳᧃᧈᦃᦱᧁᦗᦸᧃᦅᦸᧄᦅᦸᧈᦃᦱᧁᦆᧄᦃᦱᧁᦊᦱᦃᦱᧁᦊᦱᦚᦲᧃᧈᦃᦱᧁᦎᦱᦃᦱᧁᦺᦑᦃᦱᧁᦔᦱᦺᦓᦃᦱᧁᦔᦳᧃᦃᦱᧁᦕᧅᦂᦱᧆᦃᦱᧁᦖᦳᧃᧈᦃᦱᧁᦵᦘᧉᦃᦱᧁᦜᧁᧉᦃᦱᧁᦟᦴᧅᦎᧁᧉᦃᧁᧉᦃᦱᧁᦶᦡᧆᧈᦡᦱᧁᦃᦱᧁᦺᦉ
ᦃᦱᧁᦖᦳᧃᧈxaaw¹mun²adjectivegreyᦺᦢ ᦙᧃ ᦶᦎᧈ ᦵᦃᧁ ᦵᦔᧃᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦕᦲᧁ ᦃᦱᧁ ᦖᦳᧃᧈ ᦺᦔ, ᦵᦆᦲ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦡᦲ ᦺᦔ.The leaves changed from green to grey, and the vines went bad.8.3.3.3.3Grayᦃᦱᧁ1ᦖᦳᧃᧈ1
ᦃᦱᧁᦗᦸᧃxaaw¹pɔn⁴adjectivewhiteᦃᦳᧃ ᦃᦱᧁ ᦗᦸᧃ.White feathers.ᦶᦂᧁᧉ ᦃᦱᧁ ᦗᦸᧃ.White diamonds.ᦡᦸᧅᧈ ᦃᦱᧁ ᦗᦸᧃ.White flowers.ᦂ ᦎᦻᧈ ᦃᦱᧁ ᦗᦸᧃ.A white rabbit.8.3.3.3.1Whiteᦃᦱᧁ1ᦗᦸᧃ1
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