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    Is it true that the Russian language has more words for the colour 'blue' than the English language?

    Question #86317. Asked by author. (Sep 23 07 6:44 PM)


    thecatteam

    		It seems that in Russian, there are words for both light and dark blue. Here is a link, scroll down until you see the answer!

    http://www.lsadc.org/info/ling-faqs-thoughts.cfm

    Sep 23 07, 7:55 PM
    queproblema

    		English has many more than two words for blue! I'm guessing Russian does, too.

    navy, cornflower, lapis lazuli, indigo, azure, sapphire, cobalt, gentian, cerulean, ultramarine

    cyan, teal, turquoise, aqua, aquamarine

    Sep 23 07, 11:18 PM
    lanfranco

    		And marine, royal, midnight, sky, to name some adjectives that can qualify "blue".

    Sep 24 07, 9:41 AM
    lanfranco

    		I think the confusion regarding "blue" in Russian may come from this site:


    http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1516045

    Sep 24 07, 5:10 PM

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