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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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 9 months ago

A false cognate appears in the wild!