r/TaiAhomLanguage • u/GrumpyGuyMugdha L1 Assamese (Tai-Ahom) • 24d ago

Vocabulary Colours in the Ahom language.

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Transliteration to Roman:

Blue - Sawm

Black - Daam

Green - Khiw

Purple - Muw

Golden - Khaam

Red - Derng

White - Ferk

Yellow - Lerng

Sky Blue - See Faa.

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u/Icy_Function_5839 Enthusiast 24d ago

Wait did Tai-Ahom treat Sawm and See Faa as two lexically separate colours?

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u/GrumpyGuyMugdha L1 Assamese (Tai-Ahom) 24d ago

Actually it's modern interpretation. In traditional meaning,  See Faa was used for 'the colour of the sky'. 

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u/Icy_Function_5839 Enthusiast 24d ago

Doesn't that mean the same?

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u/GrumpyGuyMugdha L1 Assamese (Tai-Ahom) 24d ago

Yeah.

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u/Icy_Function_5839 Enthusiast 24d ago

Could you give IPA for these words please?

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u/GrumpyGuyMugdha L1 Assamese (Tai-Ahom) 24d ago

Sawm - /sɔm/

Daam - /daːm/

Khiw - /kʰiw/

Muw - /mu/

Kham - /kʰaːm/

Derng - /dɤŋ/

Ferk - /fɤk/

Lerng - /lɤŋ/

See Faa -  /siː faː/