Unlocking the Universe of Languages
Mel Gibson’s *Apocalypto* did more than deliver high-octane action; it immersed global audiences in the sounds of Màaya t'àan (Yucatec Maya), distinct for its ejective consonants and tonal complexity. This…
We trust our maps to tell us the truth, but what if they're lying? From Greenland's icy shores named to attract settlers, to places like "Canada" born from a linguistic…
Forget North and South. For speakers of some languages, the entire world is oriented not by a magnetic pole, but by the constant, unwavering flow of a river. This "verbal…
Why do we count in tens? While it seems natural, many cultures from the Mayans to the Basques developed sophisticated base-20 systems, likely inspired by counting on both fingers and…