kavkem:colour-vision
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Instead, their word for saturation derives from **heavy** (//muri//) the more //heavy// a colour, the more it displaces the other spectral colours. | Instead, their word for saturation derives from **heavy** (//muri//) the more //heavy// a colour, the more it displaces the other spectral colours. | ||
- | The modifier word itself - //amur// - is a linguistic opposite of this concept, and we will translate it as //pale// (even if ' | + | The modifier word itself - //amur// - is a linguistic opposite of this concept, and we will translate it as //diluted// (or // |
^ Kendane͡ivash ^ English ^ | ^ Kendane͡ivash ^ English ^ | ||
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- | | // | + | | // |
- | | // | + | | // |
- | | // | + | | // |
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The term // | The term // | ||
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**amur valek** is roughly where the 3 in our example is - a definite red, but still rather subdued. | **amur valek** is roughly where the 3 in our example is - a definite red, but still rather subdued. | ||
- | **amur' | + | **amur' |
**(amur' | **(amur' | ||
- | This affects compound colours much the same way - the less they are washed out by unrelated colour components, the more '// | + | (**// |
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+ | This affects compound colours much the same way - the less they are washed out by unrelated colour components, the more '// | ||
Saturation modifiers also have some implications for // | Saturation modifiers also have some implications for // | ||
^ //valek// ^ //oso// ^ //idi// ^ //s̈elet// ^ spectral ^ Kendane͡ivash ^ English (kavkem) ^ | ^ //valek// ^ //oso// ^ //idi// ^ //s̈elet// ^ spectral ^ Kendane͡ivash ^ English (kavkem) ^ | ||
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- | | x | | x | x | no | amur' | + | | x | | x | x | no | amur' |
- | | x | x | | x | no | amur' | + | | x | x | | x | no | amur' |
===== Lightness Modifiers ===== | ===== Lightness Modifiers ===== | ||
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^ //valek// ^ //oso// ^ //idi// ^ //s̈elet// ^ spectral ^ Kendane͡ivash ^ English (kavkem) ^ | ^ //valek// ^ //oso// ^ //idi// ^ //s̈elet// ^ spectral ^ Kendane͡ivash ^ English (kavkem) ^ | ||
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- | | x | | x | x | no | amur' | + | | x | | x | x | no | amur' |
- | | x | x | | x | no | amur' | + | | x | x | | x | no | amur' |
===== Combining the modifiers ===== | ===== Combining the modifiers ===== | ||
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^ Example ^ Translation ^ Meaning ^ | ^ Example ^ Translation ^ Meaning ^ | ||
| //valek// | red | fully saturated (implied) red | | | //valek// | red | fully saturated (implied) red | | ||
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| // | | // | ||
- | | // | + | | // |
- | | // | + | | // |
| // | | // | ||
| // | | // | ||
- | | //amur ath' | + | | //amur ath' |
===== Scientific colours ===== | ===== Scientific colours ===== | ||
- | Spectral colour ranges also have **scientific names**. With the exception of //valek//, each primary colour of the kavkem qualia (//valek//, //oso//, //idi// and // | + | Spectral colour |
^ scientific term ^ wavelength ^ associated quale ^ | ^ scientific term ^ wavelength ^ associated quale ^ |
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