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Example 58-143
lele ya kuler ya saka-saka
lele
garment
ya
conn
kuler
color
ya
conn
saka~saka
cassava.leaf
green garment
Comment:
For 'green' a comparison is made to the colour of cassava leaves. Even the word 'colour' is borrowed from French in the construction.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Datapoints:
'Green' and 'blue': Not applicable
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