Monthly Archives: May 2022

A sprachbund is a group of languages that share features resulting to geographical proximity and language contact. They may or may not be related. Such features often give the false appearance of relatedness. One such instance of a sprachbund creating a false appearance of relatedness is between Mongolic and Turkic. The Mongolic language family includes…Continue reading “Why the Altaic languages are just a sprachbund”

belis/beles sheep; belisho/belishu sheep (pl.) shadi/bula monkey; shadimuts/bulamo monkeys tshiir/tshigir/tsigir goat; tshiirisho/tshigirisho/tsigira goats huk dog; hukai/huka dogs bush cat; bushongo cats buwa cow; buweynts cows utt camel; uttaints camels tshiyar/har ox; tshiyarisho/haro oxen tshindar bull; tshindarisho bulls busroosro calf; busrowants calves hasto elephant; hastumuts elephants haghur horse; haghurisho horses sar rabbit; saro rabbits hal fox;Continue reading “The difference with Burushaski”

I remember reading about the assassination of Iran’s military mastermind General Qassem Suleimani / Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Quds force, in 2020. I began to wonder exactly why Iran is so resented in the West. What exactly is our problem with them? I wanted to know about the peculiarities of their role as anContinue reading “Blast those pesky Persians”

The concept of home is an important construct in every single language of the world, even for African tribal nomads. This is a “linguistic universal” of a sort that unites us all. After all, where we choose to live is pretty fundamental. Speakers of Nivkh in the Sakhalin region of Russia are streamlined to beContinue reading “Playing proto-house”

O G H U Z Turkish / Türkçe / Türk dili • Oghuz Bütün insanlar hür, haysiyet ve haklar bakımından eşit doğarlar. Akıl ve vicdana sahiptirler ve birbirlerine karşı kardeşlik zihniyeti ile hareket etmelidirler. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and shouldContinue reading ““Turkicity” & the Buzz-Concept 🩰 grace ♥️”