2min chapter

Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking cover image

Lera Boroditsky: How Language Shapes Thought

Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking

CHAPTER

How to Speak a Language Like Kuktayur

In order to speak a language like this, you must stay oriented. So even to say hello in Kuktayur is in English, we say, how are you fine? And the answer should be something like north-northwest in the far distance. That is literally to get past hello. You have to know which way you're going. People who speak languages like this do have a great sense of direction. They are able to perform feats of navigation that we used to think were beyond human ability. We knew for a long time that animals, different kinds of animals, had orientation abilities that seemed to surpass human orientation abilities. Well, turns out there are people in the world who

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode