[tlhIngan Hol] About colors

[Luciano Montanaro]

I have been reading the KGT section about visual arts.
I have some doubts, that probably many of you can clarify.

The KGT explicitly says there is no word for color as such.

But how can I ask what color is something?

The nguv verb can be used, but it is not clear to me if it includes
naturally occurring colors, as the definition is "is dyed, is tinted, is
stained". What about the natural color of an object? Is

chay' nguv tera' naran?

still an option?

Can I use to describe the color of something? The notes says it is rarely used,
but would something like this work?

DaHjaj Doqqu' nguv tlhom!

Regarding nguvmoH: the direct object is the thing being colored, can I use the
color as an indirect object?
Can it be used for natural processes?

That is, is this a valid construct?

Doqvad chal nguvmoH jajlo'.

Well, I suppose I could use simply:

chal DoqmoH jajlo'.

Still, it would be nice if someone could confirm the meaning of an
indirect object with nguv.

An odd thing for me was that SuDqu' means green; I expected to be a color at
the opposite end of the spectrum, and to indicate blue.

Anyway, that made me think of how to say yellow and orange instead;

Would

Doq dochvam, 'ach tlhoS SuD

work for orange/orange yellow

or

SuD, 'ach tlhoS Doq

for yellow, maybe close to orange?

The KGT indicates

Sud 'ej wov

for yellow, but it looks ambiguous... Could't it indicate light blue
or light green as well?

Finally... grays.

I have seen

qIj 'ej wov

to indicate gray. I suppose that works.

Can I use

chIs 'ach loQ Hurg/loQ wovbe'

for

light gray?



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