Life happened because I turned the pages~~Alberto Manguel

Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Nootka, very briefly

From The Guardian:

"Also known as Nuuchahnulth, which means "along the mountains" - a reference to the speakers' homeland - Nootka's telescoping of words is unparalleled in other languages. The range of alternatives means that a sentence as long as "to wipe the tears from one's eyes with the back of one's hand" is rendered simply "fib"."

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