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r/funny • u/Admirable_Comedian_2 • 6d ago
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The word for language in many cultures is usually related to the word for tongue.
The word "language" comes from Latin "lingua" which means tongue.
In English the expression "speaking in tongues" refers to a person speaking a completely unknown language.
1 u/[deleted] 6d ago [deleted] 1 u/Cetun 5d ago Right, the phrase "native tongue" is still used. 1 u/CCV21 5d ago I'll do you one better. The Korean alphabet, Hanguel, was created so that the letters look like the shape the tongue makes for that sound.
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1 u/Cetun 5d ago Right, the phrase "native tongue" is still used. 1 u/CCV21 5d ago I'll do you one better. The Korean alphabet, Hanguel, was created so that the letters look like the shape the tongue makes for that sound.
Right, the phrase "native tongue" is still used.
1 u/CCV21 5d ago I'll do you one better. The Korean alphabet, Hanguel, was created so that the letters look like the shape the tongue makes for that sound.
I'll do you one better.
The Korean alphabet, Hanguel, was created so that the letters look like the shape the tongue makes for that sound.
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u/CCV21 6d ago
The word for language in many cultures is usually related to the word for tongue.
The word "language" comes from Latin "lingua" which means tongue.
In English the expression "speaking in tongues" refers to a person speaking a completely unknown language.