PURPLE- different names for PURPLE

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PURPLE-- different names for PURPLE

why different words?

has more to do with than just the HUE it also relates to the kind

ᏕᎷᎨᎢ de-lu-ge-i

purple colored flowers such as the thistle [ ᏥᏥ ]blossom

or

ᎤᏪᏘᎨᎢ u-we-ti-ge-i

 purple colored plants; describes edible vegetables like purple onions and purple potatoes BUT also describes inedible mushrooms

purple topped mushrooms

purple potatoes

ᏕᎷᎨᎢ purple colored flowers are transitory items;

ᎤᏪᏘᎨᎢ purple colored plants means the item itself is saturated with that color- the stems, stalks, tubers and even the fruit.

Purple Cabbage

SENTENCES TO STUDY

"The Cherokee did NOT eat the purple mushroom"

ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎨᏍᏗᏱ ᏓᏂᏯᎩᏍᎨ ᎤᏪᏘᎨᎢ ᏓᏬᎵ

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"Plants purple they are blooming"

ᏕᎦᎪᏗ ᏕᎷᎨᎢ ᎠᏂᏥᎸᏍᎦ

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"Scottish Thistle has a purple blossom"

ᎠᏍᎦᏥ ᏥᏥ ᎤᏰᎬᎢ ᏕᎷᎨᎢ ᎤᏥᎸᎰᎢ

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"s/he used a purple onion in her/his cooking"

ᎤᏪᏘᎨᎢ ᏒᎩ ᎬᏗ ᏍᎬᎩ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎬᎢ

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NOTE: ᏕᎷᎨᎢ is also used to describe bruises because they are transitory; ᎤᏪᏘᎨᎢ is used for age spots because they become permanent; this also has overtones/nuances of age, maturity and fruition.