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cyberaxyesterday at 10:18 PM1 replyview on HN

It's a small language that has everything: a complicated case system, genders, a unique vocabulary, and even freaking tones.


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senderistatoday at 12:09 AM

A famous example (similar to the ones you can find between West Frisian and modern English):

Vedic Sanskrit: Devas adadat datas; Devas dat dhanas.

Lithuanian: Dievas davė dantis; Dievas duos duonos.

English Translation: God gave teeth; God will give bread.

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