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Sunday, 10 October 2021

Linguistic Archaeology: the colour Red

Colour Red in almost every language

1. Red
2. Rooi
3. E kuqe
4. k’eyi
5. 'ahmar
6. Karmir
7. Qırmızı
8. Gorria
9. Čyrvony
10. Lāla
11. Crveno
12. cherven
13. Vermell
14. Pula
15. Ofiira
16. Hóngsè de
17. rossu
18. Crvena
19. Červené
20. Rød
21. rood
22. Ruĝa (esperanto)
23. Punane
24. Punainen
25. rouge
26. read
27. vermello
28. ts’iteli
29. rot
30. to kókkino
31. Wouj
32. Ja
33. ulaʻula
34. AD*M (hebrew)
35. Laal
36. Liab
37. Piros
38. Rauthur
39. Uhie
40. merah
41. Dearg
42. Rossa
43. Rosso
44. Aka
45. Abang
46. Kempu
47. Qızıl
48. kraham
49. Umutuku
50. ppalgansaeg
51. sor
52. Kızıl
53. siaedng
54. rubrum (latin)
55. sarkans
56. Raudona
57. Rout
58. MENA
59. cuvapp
60. aħmar
61. Whero
62. Ulaan
63. a neay rarin
64. Rātō
65. *R (pashto)
66. czerwony
67. Vermelha
68. Vermelho
69. roșu
70. krasnyy
71. Lanu mumu
72. Khubelu
73. tsvuku
74. *A* (sindhi)
75. ratu
76. Červená
77. rdeča
78. Casaan
79. Roja
80. Rojo
81. Beureum
82. Nyekundu
83. Röd
84. Surx
85. Civappu
86. KYHYL (tatar)
87. Erupu
88. S̄ī dæng
89. kırmızı
90. Gyzyl
91. Chervonyy
92. QYHYL (uyghur)
93. Qizil
94. màu đỏ
95. Coch
96. bomvu
97. royt
98. Pupa
99. Okubomvu


Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
45  45%     35  35%    20  20%    34    34%      31  31%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
7     7%      13  13%     13  13%     1       1%        9     9%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
13  13%     4    4%       17  17%    20  20%      21    21%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
25  25%     9     9%       5     5%       54  54%      15  15%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
8     8%      16  16%       3      3%      1      1%       11  11%

Z       %
7     7%


Popularity of use
54% R: *R (pashto),
45% A, R: *A* (sindhi),
35% E, A, R:
34% O, E, A, R:
31% U, O, E, A, R:
25% N, U, O, E, A, R:
21% M, N, U, O, E, A, R: MENA,
20% L, I, M, N, U, O, E, A, R: Ulaan, Lanu mumu, Rooi, Lāla, ulaʻula, Laal,
17% K, L, I, M, N, U, O, E, A, R: Karmir, Aka,
16% V, K, L, I, M, N, U, O, E, A, R: Vermell, vermello,
15% S, V, K, L, I, M, N, U, O, E, A, R: sor, sarkans, roșu, Rossa, Rosso, rossu,
13% H, D, C, S, V, K, L, I, M, N, U, O, E, A, R: Vermelha, Vermelho, Červená, rdeča, Casaan, Röd, màu đỏ, Coch, kraham, Raudona, aħmar, Uhie, merah, AD*M (hebrew), Crvena, Červené, Rød, rood, read, Crveno, cherven, 'ahmar, Red,
11% Y, H, D, C, S, V, K, L, I, M, N, U, O, E, A, R: KYHYL (tatar), Chervonyy, Nyekundu, krasnyy, a neay rarin, k’eyi, Čyrvony,
10% P, T, Y, H, D, C, S, V, K, L, I, M, N, U, O, E, A, R: ratu, royt, tsvuku, Umutuku, Rout, Rātō, ts’iteli, rot, to kókkino, Rauthur, ppalgansaeg, cuvapp, Erupu, Pupa, Civappu, Piros, Kempu, Punane, Punainen, Pula,
8% G, P, T, Y, H, D, C, S, V, K, L, I, M, N, U, O, E, A, R: siaedng, S̄ī dæng, Dearg, Ruĝa (esperanto), rouge, Hóngsè de, Gorria,
7% Z, B, G, P, T, Y, H, D, C, S, V, K, L, I, M, N, U, O, E, A, R: Kızıl, kırmızı, Gyzyl, bomvu, Okubomvu, Beureum, Abang, rubrum (latin), Khubelu, Liab,
5% Q, Z, B, G, P, T, Y, H, D, C, S, V, K, L, I, M, N, U, O, E, A, R: QYHYL (uyghur), Qizil, E kuqe, Qırmızı, Qızıl,
4% J, Q, Z, B, G, P, T, Y, H, D, C, S, V, K, L, I, M, N, U, O, E, A, R: Roja, Rojo, Ja,
3% W, J, Q, Z, B, G, P, T, Y, H, D, C, S, V, K, L, I, M, N, U, O, E, A, R: Whero, czerwony, Wouj,
1% X, F, W, J, Q, Z, B, G, P, T, Y, H, D, C, S, V, K, L, I, M, N, U, O, E, A, R: Surx, Ofiira,

Conclusion: originating in the R linguistic group, the earliest incomplete is *R (pashto), at less than 54%, followed by *A* (sindhi) at less than 45%.
There is a substantive bandgap from 35%-25% until MENA (malagasy) at 21%. Use of red peaks at 13% and declines down to 1%.

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