[Lexicog] Words that are absent in particular languages

[Mike_Cahill at SIL.ORG]

Did you have any types of words in mind? Koma of northern Ghana has no word
for "pizza," and English no word for "saang," but I'm not sure that the
thousands of such examples (food, technology) that could be generated are
the type of thing you're looking for.

Mike Cahill


"David Williams" <david at dwdw1.com>
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HI I'm researching words which some languages omit. I'm trying to
build up some examples. I believe, for instance, that in Swedish there
is no direct counterpart for 'mind'.
If anyone has any examples I'd be delighted to hear them.
cheers
DW





 
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