World word: soap
Language Log 2024-06-24
Summary:
Behold the Latin word sāpō (soap) and its many, many descendants which include the Mother of the Austronesian language family—the indigenous Formosan languages of Taiwan: 阿美語 Amis: safon噶瑪蘭語 Kavalam: sabun卑南語 Puyuma: sabun鄒語 Tsou: savungu https://t.co/aYrp1a8bEl pic.twitter.com/YvbyQWTRI7 — Ted (@ted_huang) June 17, 2024 Be sure to click on the map to embiggen it so that you […]