Lvxferre [he/him]M to Linguistics [email protected]English • 1 year agoWhat is a "dog"?mander.xyzimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down19file-text
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minus-squareLvxferre [he/him]OPMlinkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoHound, kuwaš, canis, it’s all the same thing. But English “dog” and Mbabaram “dog” are completely different. [Historical Linguistics]
Nothing much. What is a dog with you?
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!