Watch Your Mouth
Hidden Brain
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Languages Like Kuktayr and Pumperau
In Kuktayr, to say hello is to say which way are you heading? And the answer should be north northeast in the far distance. Lara now tries to understand languages spoken all over the world. She once visited an Aboriginal community in Northern Australia and found the language they spoke forced her mind to work in new ways. Just saying hello was difficult. To get past hello you have to know which way you're heading.
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