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[-] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Nothing much. What is a dog with you?

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 10 months ago

Hound, kuwaš, canis, it's all the same thing. But English "dog" and Mbabaram "dog" are completely different. [Historical Linguistics]

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

A false cognate appears in the wild!

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