Nonstandard color words: Difference between revisions

==Rare non-standard colour words by jan Sonja==

In practice, it is more commonly used for browns than grays, because browns are usually hard to describe with {{tp|pu}} words, while grays can easily be described as {{tp|pimeja walo}} ("light black") or {{tp|walo pimeja}} ("dark white").

One time, at a [[tenpo kulupu]], jan Sonja heard pipi Kewapi apty describe ''kapesi'' as unsaturated.

Other options: ''kule ma'' (earth color)

'''{{tp|unu}}''' is a {{a category|unu}}, [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] {{tp|[[nimi ku lili]]}} for purple and purple–adjacent colors, including violets, and sometimes {{w|magenta}}s and {{w|indigo}}s.<ref>{{cite ku|382}}</ref> It was coined by {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} in 2020 and is derived from {{w|Indonesian language|Indonesian}} ''{{lang|id|ungu}}''.<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}|username=sonjalang|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/316063418253705229/791382999231889408|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|quote={{tok|ken la nimi sin li unu tan nimi}} {{lang|id|ungu}} {{tok|pi toki Intonesija}}}}</ref>

Other options: ''loje laso'', ''laso loje''

==Obscure non-standard colour words by other creators==

'''{{tp|nalanja}}''' is {{a category|nalanja}} word and {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}} for orange and similar colors. It was derived from {{w|Spanish language|Spanish}} ''{{lang|es|naranja}}'', meaning "orange". Similar words include {{tp|analanjato}}, {{tp|jole}}, and {{tp|lejo}}.

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File:nalanja 01.jpg|alt=|Glyph with semicircle above color radical, used in {{tp|sitelen seli kiwen}} until December 2023

File:nalanja 02.png|alt=|Glyph as combination of {{tp|loje}} and {{tp|jelo}}, proposed by {{tok|tonsi Losi}}

File:nalanja 03.png|alt=|Glyph with {{tp|seli}} above color radical

File:nalanja 04.png|alt=|Glyph with emitters above color radical, proposed by {{tok|ma Seli}}

File:nalanja 05.png|alt=|Glyph with an apple above color radical, drawn by {{tok|kili Pami}}

File:nalanja 06.png|alt=|Glyph with two circles divided into sections

Other options: ''jelo loje'', ''loje jelo''

'''{{tp|peta}}''' is {{a category|peta}} word and {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}} for green and green–adjacent colors, as well as meanings related to verdancy, liveliness, and eco-friendliness.<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|kili Tesa}}|username=jezzzzzzzzzz|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301378960468738050/642818360572379166|channel={{tok|pana-sona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}}}</ref> It was coined by {{tok|kili Tesa}} in 2019, and is derived from {{w|Esperanto}} ''{{lang|eo|verda}}'', meaning "green".

Other options: ''laso'' (blue-green)

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In the words of soweli Kina, "the point of the experiment was mostly to expand the semantic range of 2 colors to match deuteranopic vision".