...which fits into a similar semantic core with words like Rigār ("crown").
For example, if one would denote the USA in modern Phori, the term would be 'Amerikariga'...or, more likely with clipping, 'Ameriga'.
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In these times of trouble, something a bit niche but also a bit soothing - a post where I dug out some old roots of #metaphor theory that we have largely forgotten makingsciencepublic.com/2026/01/23/f... #histling
#ichl28 update! The next International Conference on Historical Linguistics will take place in August 2027 at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik. This hasn't been advertised yet, but #ichl27 organiser Dr Gvozdanović was kind enough to inform me.
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Manche Dinge wurden einfach schon 1628 auf den Punkt gebracht: "En ce moment il fit bien cognoistre qu'on donne bien souvent à autruy des conseils qu'on ne peut prendre pour soy-mesme" ('da wurde ihm klar, dass man häufig anderen Ratschläge gibt, an die man sich selbst nicht hält')
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Consonant stability in Portuguese-based creoles Author(s): Carlos Silva1 and Steven Moran2,3,4ORCID icon View Affiliations Source: Diachronica Available online: 30 January 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.23006.sil
New Open Access Paper is out!
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Consonant stability in Portuguese-based creoles
Author(s): Carlos Silva1 and Steven Moran2,3,4ORCID icon
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/dia....
Keywords
Portuguese-based creoles, language contact, consonant stability
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