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Languages by Their Word for Yes
In De vulgari eloquentia Dante Alighieri referred to languages by their word for 'yes'. Can you identify these languages by their "Alighierian names"?
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Last updated: June 22, 2024
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But seriously, fun fact :) Imagine English being Yessish, or French being Ouian.
Welsh would be a tricky one, as the word for "yes" differs depending on context.
e.g. "Oes cath gyda ti?" - "Do you have a cat?" - literally "Is there a cat with you?"
"Oes." - "Yes (there is a cat with me)."
"Ydy dy nhad yn hoffi siocled?" - "Does your dad like chocolate?"
"Ydy." - "Yes (he does)."
I've heard "ie" (pronounced "yeah") used as a sort of catch-all term, so I suppose that would be the most literal translation, but it'd be tricky to make into a language name as it'd sound weird putting the "-eg" suffix that's used for languages onto a word that's all vowels. So I guess "Oeseg" or "Ydyeg" would make the most sense :3