GAME: Let’s Compare African Languages, Including Ancient Egyptian (for Amateurs)
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Chizoro posted an update in the group
GAME: Let’s Compare African Languages, Including Ancient Egyptian (for Amateurs) 7 years ago“I think this term Ubuntu (Humanity) is connected with “Nu” (primordial waters which created the world; genes?) and “Rmtj” (indigenous humans, citizens, natives). Pretty interesting if historical linguists can look at these terms because it seems like they have been translated and repurposed as a form of pacifist ideology. I highly doubt the… Read more
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Chizoro posted an update in the group
GAME: Let’s Compare African Languages, Including Ancient Egyptian (for Amateurs) 7 years agoIs the “feminine t” in Ss mdw nTr a nominalizer?
Observe Soninke
-aade; instrumental forms
taaxu: “sit down”; taaxaade: “seat”, “chair” (instrument of taaxu, sitting down).
-aana: form names of agents
soxo: “cultivate”; soxaana: “farmer”.
: shape of action names
goro: “to pound”, goronde: (1) “action of pounding”; (2) “meal for… Read more - Load More