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Re:Wikipedia Is Trying to Transcend the Limits of Human Lang... by darkwater on Friday September 03, 2021 @06:30AM (#28402448)
> For example, what is the expected result of the query "how many colors are there in a rainbow?" For the majority of European languages, the answer will be 6, but in Russian language/culture, the answer will be 7 (there's additionally light-blue).

That's true for Italian as well ("blu" and "azzurro", which is a light blue)

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Re:Wikipedia Is Trying to Transcend the Limits of Human Lang... by ertomentis on Friday September 03, 2021 @07:25AM (#28402755)
Similar with Polish - blue is "niebieski", light-blue is "błękit" or, more rarely, "lazur"
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Re:Wikipedia Is Trying to Transcend the Limits of Human Lang... by wazoox on Friday September 03, 2021 @07:11AM (#28402672)
And French. Rouge Orangé Jaune Vert Bleu Violet Indigo.
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Re:Wikipedia Is Trying to Transcend the Limits of Human Lang... by nathancahill on Friday September 03, 2021 @06:41AM (#28402510)
Same for Spanish (at least in LATAM): celeste and azul.
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Re:Wikipedia Is Trying to Transcend the Limits of Human Lang... by darkwater on Friday September 03, 2021 @08:26AM (#28403225)
Oh yeah in Italian there is also Celeste so there are three (although is pretty interchangeable with Azzurro)
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