Asha'ille Lesson 02
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Beginning Lesson 02 — Bi'athar Eyen'lle 02
Presumed knowledge: this lesson's vocabulary and grammar, and all the presumed knowledge mentioned in the previous lesson.
Exercise — Lásetad
1. Given sharíd word.
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Grammar — Nedarn
Simple Questions — Bi'kal Dirshadim
Vocabulary — Benorídim
Colors — Ánisim
Asha'ille divides its color space slightly differently than English does. Its basic color words are:
seiro ['seɹo] adj black
fin [fin] adj white
fo [fo] adj red
tuya ['tujə] adj green
uyan ['ujɑn] adj blue
Seiro carries connotations of danger, like that which might be found in the depths of a cave. Fin is always a bright, blinding white. Other, less basic, color words are required to describe such "softer" shades of white as nuthi cream.
In addition to the five most basic colors, one color enjoys the position of "almost basic:"
forín [fo'ɹin] adj yellow
Asha'illens see forín as a brighter, lighter kind of fo — fo mixed with fin.
It is worth noting that prototypical fo is not exactly the same shade as red; it is a darker, browner shade of "fire engine red", more like dried blood or this eclipse. Similarly, prototypical forín is a warmer, more orange-influenced shade than standard English yellow.
Tuya is most strongly identified with the blue-influenced green of the grasses that grow in the Cresaean grasslands. It definitely can't have any strong yellow in it and still be considered tuya; the compound yellow-green does not exist in Asha'ille.
Uyan is the blue of a deep, clear pool of water — but not as dark a color as a large lake or ocean. (Tuya'kan is a color considered a blending of tuya and uyan, much like these leaves.)
Three other colors are considered important, but secondary, colors:
lobelya [lo'beljə] adj yellow-brown
eiyith ['ejɪθ] adj brown
sevena [sɛ'vɛnə] adj purple-maroon, like a dark magenta
Lobelya is the color of dried grasses, as opposed to their living tuya hue. Eiyith is a medium-intensity brown, like the color of dry dirt. (Dark, rich brown is badhir, from badh soil.)
Sevena is the last of the major Asha'illen color words, and about the same color as this flower.
Finally, one more color for fun:
gerothin [gɛ'ɹoθin] adj the neon yellow-green color that you see when you close your eyes after looking at the sun
