LvxferreM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 months agoWhat is a "dog"?imagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up145arrow-down1imageWhat is a "dog"?LvxferreM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLvxferreOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoHound, kuwaš, canis, it’s all the same thing. But English “dog” and Mbabaram “dog” are completely different. [Historical Linguistics]
minus-squareniktemadur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoA false cognate appears in the wild!
Hound, kuwaš, canis, it’s all the same thing. But English “dog” and Mbabaram “dog” are completely different. [Historical Linguistics]
A false cognate appears in the wild!