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David B. :SetouchiExplorer:
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@David@setouchi.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Something extremely surprising when one becomes familiar with Japanese culture and its language is that the names of days of the week are oddly similar to some European languages. Here is why.

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https://davidbilla.net/why-are-the-days-of-the-week-similar-in-many-unrelated-languages/

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Why are the days of the week similar in many unrelated languages?

Something extremely surprising when one becomes familiar with Japanese culture and its language is that the names of days of the week are oddly similar to some European languages. Here is why.
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@Corax42@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

@David That was a fascinating read!

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@David@setouchi.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

@Corax42 Thanks.

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