Feature 133A: Number of Basic Colour Categories

by Paul Kay and Luisa Maffi

This feature is discussed in chapter 133.

Values

3-4 (20 languages)
4.5-5.5 (26 languages)
6-6.5 (34 languages)
7-7.5 (14 languages)
8-8.5 (6 languages)
9-10 (8 languages)
11 (11 languages)
  total: 119