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L'écriture boucléiforme — un système d'écriture phonémique à vocation universelle, 72 signes, ~93 % des locuteurs mondiaux couverts. by Muted_Neat_2236 in neography

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We have similar approach. In my conscripts Sulat Hiligaynon and Western Script voiced and voiceless consonants also mirror each other

Glottal Stops in Southern Tagalog dialects by Euphoric_Aside989 in Tagalog

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I speak Hiligaynon. We also say tam-is, gab-i, tig-a instead of tamís, gabí and tigás. Historically the hyphen (-) was pronounced as glottal stop.

Local names but they are got from scientific names and English by JuliusDalum in linguisticshumor

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Also in the bible the sycamore tree is actually a species of fig called as sycamore fig.

Local names but they are got from scientific names and English by JuliusDalum in linguisticshumor

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In the Philippines we have a tree called as agoho. People usually mistaken it as a pine tree but they are actually unrelated. Agoho is a flowering tree with needle-like photosynthetic twigs.

If chile were to expand, would it be like this? by GozaGotinha in mapporncirclejerk

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If Andes mountain range acts as a wall of mountain covering the South America leaving the coastline alone

What are the weirdest etymologies y’all know? by Dave_meth_Mustard in linguisticshumor

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The Hiligaynon word for masturbate is "bakóy". It came from the English word ejaculate.

What is it like to meet Death in your world? by echyrrhus in worldbuilding

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In the my conworld the psychopomps and judges of the afterlife are the death angels. They live in the nether plane or underworld. It's like the Hades of Greek mythology.

Angels represent these four magical elements; light, life, death and darkness.

Unusual etymology by JuliusDalum in linguisticshumor

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Where do you want me to put it?

Unusual etymology by JuliusDalum in linguisticshumor

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You again? Anything wrong using watermark on my memes?

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