A list of 20 words by ruzuzu.
- coldwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 94 lists
- hotwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 90 lists
- nowas added by ruzuzu and appears on 89 lists
- yeswas added by ruzuzu and appears on 74 lists
- goodbyewas added by ruzuzu and appears on 32 lists
- hellowas added by ruzuzu and appears on 67 lists
- thankswas added by ruzuzu and appears on 21 lists
- pleasewas added by ruzuzu and appears on 50 lists
- helpwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 61 lists
- leftwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 44 lists
- rightwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 72 lists
- womanwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 56 lists
- manwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 94 lists
- manywas added by ruzuzu and appears on 26 lists
- onewas added by ruzuzu and appears on 82 lists
- restroomwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 13 lists
- waterwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 146 lists
- eatwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 46 lists
- nowwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 66 lists
- herewas added by ruzuzu and appears on 49 lists
ruzuzu commented on the list common-words-but-seldom-words-in-common
I just need to learn Toki Pona.
November 4, 2009
milosrdenstvi commented on the list common-words-but-seldom-words-in-common
"no" seems well-nigh universal, among Indo-Europeans at least...
...except in Czech it means "yes"...
November 4, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the list common-words-but-seldom-words-in-common
Milosrdenstvi, do you know the etymology for the Czech no/ano? My mother knew Latvian (a Balto-Slavic language), so she would sometimes use a word spelled "no," which usually meant something more like "of" or "from."
November 4, 2009
milosrdenstvi commented on the list common-words-but-seldom-words-in-common
Unfortunately not...that would be probably more up rolig's alley.
November 4, 2009