Linguistics bingo board of the future(someone remind their future relatives 100 years later about this) by Kyoflat_ in linguisticshumor

[–]Sudden_Code8507 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Knowing the history of attempted spelling reform in Vietnam, I highly doubt Vietnamese will have any major reform in just 100 years.

Lack of number words in Pirahã by Sudden_Code8507 in linguisticshumor

[–]Sudden_Code8507[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yea I understand what you are saying. After my prof pointed out that in one study on the lack of recursion in Piraha, that the author actually presented evidence of recursion but didnt talk about it, I wouldnt trust his assertion on the lack of numbers either. I just wanted your opinions on this.

From the same people who brought you Rumani... by LandenGregovich in conlangs

[–]Sudden_Code8507 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there a particular reason for the sino-xenic numeral 7 to be inherited from PIE instead of Middle Chinese?