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What came first: «starboard» or «estribor»?
Dec 7 '17 at 13:17
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How did 'cocodrilo' originate from 'crocodile'?
Dec 7 '17 at 15:50
10
From Italian to Spanish, consonant + “i” goes to consonant + “l”?
May 14 '18 at 12:39
10
In romance languages, are there examples of male names that derive from female names?
Aug 1 '18 at 5:47
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Is there a linguistic term for words that can have the same meaning in different languages?
Dec 17 '17 at 12:12
9
Who said “The difference between a language and a dialect is in who has the army”
Dec 19 '17 at 23:31
8
Is a vowel only writing system possible?
Sep 10 '18 at 19:15
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term for gibberish intended to resemble specific language
Sep 4 '20 at 9:44
6
Pronunciation of Fermat in Gascon/Occitan
Feb 12 '20 at 17:34
6
Is Occitan a single language or have its different dialects become separate languages?
Mar 16 '18 at 19:38
6
Calabrian/Sicilian and unstressed e/o
Jul 11 '18 at 9:39
6
Any Spanish speech variety where F is pronounced as ϕ?
Dec 29 '17 at 14:03
6
Are the English words “essence” and “essential” related to the Spanish word “ser”?
Feb 27 '18 at 21:51
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Are there any languages with only one of “yes” or “no”?
Jul 30 '18 at 18:07
5
Which languages have words containing the same letter three times in a row?
Jul 31 '18 at 6:30
5
The relationship between “orange” the colour and “orange” the fruit
Jun 9 '18 at 14:03
4
Absence of vowel combination /ou/ in Spanish
May 14 '18 at 11:42
4
Suppletion of Spanish “matar” (to kill) by “morir” (to die) in the passive
Sep 11 '18 at 13:30
4
Inanimate pronouns in Hindi
Jul 31 '18 at 16:47
4
French - when is 'r' pronounced as /x/ and when is it pronounced /ʁ/?
Jul 12 '18 at 13:05
4
Why do different languages have different amounts of unique words for numbers between 10 and 20?
Dec 8 '17 at 0:13
4
Is there vowel harmony in the way to pronounce re-?
May 13 '18 at 17:41
4
When Using “$”, what specifically does it mean?
Mar 21 '18 at 15:08
3
The double ⟨l⟩ in Spanish
Dec 6 '17 at 17:50
3
If romanization can be reversed (back to original script) in some languages
Sep 26 '18 at 22:27
3
Etymology of impersonal pronoun “one”
Jun 20 '19 at 10:28
3
Why does Italian use definite articles before possessive adjectives, except when these are followed by a singular family noun?
Dec 18 '17 at 17:44
3
Devanagari digit variants
Jul 31 '18 at 18:18
3
Is “hand” etymologically related to “five” in many world languages?
Jul 26 '18 at 12:29
3
When was Proto-Italic spoken?
Jun 1 '18 at 11:17
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