pirahã

Subitizing: Counting Without Words

Humans possess an innate ability called "subitizing", which allows us to instantly recognize quantities up to four without counting. This…

1 week ago

The World’s Simplest Alphabet?

Imagine a language that can express every human thought with only 12 letters. Discover the world of Rotokas, a language…

6 months ago

The Language That Broke the Rules: Daniel Everett and the Pirahã Controversy

Deep in the Amazon, linguist Daniel Everett encountered a language that seemed to break all the rules. His claim that…

6 months ago

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