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Wally
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Since there is some confusion about the use of colors in the Mdu Ntr, we will use its latest stage, the Coptic Egyptian language, to illustrate some key points; and also because there's a propensity for those, especially the newcomers to this forum, to go into catatonic shock when certain fallacies which they bring with them here are soon blown to smithereens!


the basics

nanou-f - he is good
nanou-s - she is good
nanou prome - the man is good
prome et.nanou-f -the man who is good

and now, The Killers!

Kame-f - he is Black
Twrsh-f - he is Red
Mrosh-f - he is pale (yellow)

Kame-s - she is Black
Twrsh-s - she is Red
Mrosh-s - she is pale

Kame prome - the man is Black
Twrsh prome - the man is Red
Mrosh prome - the man is pale

Prome et-Kame-f - the man who is Black (the Black man)
Prome et-Twrsh-f - the man who is Red (the Red man)
Prome et-Mrosh-f - the man who is pale (the pale man)

(note: Prome is a combination of P = 'the' and rome = 'man'
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And it definitely bears repeating this passage from the Coptic Christian Bible:

Anok ang ouKame Noufr - I, I am Black and Beautiful...

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^What, no soil??
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quote:
Originally posted by Wally:
Since there is some confusion about the use of colors in the Mdu Ntr, we will use its latest stage, the Coptic Egyptian language, to illustrate some key points; and also because there's a propensity for those, especially the newcomers to this forum, to go into catatonic shock when certain fallacies which they bring with them here are soon blown to smithereens!


the basics

nanou-f - he is good
nanou-s - she is good
nanou prome - the man is good
prome et.nanou-f -the man who is good

and now, The Killers!

Kame-f - he is Black
Twrsh-f - he is Red
Mrosh-f - he is pale (yellow)

Kame-s - she is Black
Twrsh-s - she is Red
Mrosh-s - she is pale

Kame prome - the man is Black
Twrsh prome - the man is Red
Mrosh prome - the man is pale

Prome et-Kame-f - the man who is Black (the Black man)
Prome et-Twrsh-f - the man who is Red (the Red man)
Prome et-Mrosh-f - the man who is pale (the pale man)

(note: Prome is a combination of P = 'the' and rome = 'man'
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Good info, the additional need is to document whenver possible, use of these terms in primary text - ala - Cahoun pyprus, Teka Hra, Coptic Bible, etc..
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quote:
Originally posted by Djehuti:
^What, no soil??

Yeah what gives? Black and soil are inseperably attached! [Embarrassed] .. [Wink]
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