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6/25/2025, 12:37:52 AM
>>508626555
>Why can't the Himba people of Namibia tell the difference between green and blue?
Because this is among the last color distinctions a culture makes, right before specific words for the more "derived" colors (brown, pink, orange etc).
>>508628957
This.
Blue/green are the dominant colors in most natural environments: Vegetation and the sky.
Until a culture develops a specific need to distinguish between green and blue, it is simply easier to use a single color term that covers a wide range of similarly-colored natural phenomena.
>Why can't the Himba people of Namibia tell the difference between green and blue?
Because this is among the last color distinctions a culture makes, right before specific words for the more "derived" colors (brown, pink, orange etc).
>>508628957
This.
Blue/green are the dominant colors in most natural environments: Vegetation and the sky.
Until a culture develops a specific need to distinguish between green and blue, it is simply easier to use a single color term that covers a wide range of similarly-colored natural phenomena.
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