Dazharion

Simple explanation, innit?

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/65848685

Mar 23 at 1:16pmWeb
Show threadTabbsTheBat (they/them)Mar 23
In lithuanian we have “ane?” which is a shortening of “ar ne?” which is “or no?” so basically “isn’t it?” as well :3
Show threadspinnetroubleMar 23
TIL “isn’t it” is the linguistic equivalent of fried dough
Show threadTabbsTheBat (they/them)Mar 23
The human need to ask for clarification strikes everyone lol
Show threadslothropMar 23
You mean elephant ears?
Or beaver tails?
Show threadspinnetroubleMar 23
And doughnuts, zeppoles, you tiao, beignets, funnel cakes… I would really love it if everybody would dogpile on here with their own fried dough traditions
Show threadTabbsTheBat (they/them)Mar 23
Just gonna throw in varškės spurgos, and žagarėliai, and skruzdėlynas… and actually I could keep going for a bit with fried dough foods I think lol
Show threadspinnetroubleMar 23
Don’t hold back!
Show threadSkunkWorkzMar 23

In Dutch some people often use “ofnie” which is short for “of niet?” Which means “or not?” so “isn’t it?” as well

I bet many languages have something similar.

Show threadnialv7Mar 23
Japanese speakers, is this accurate?
Show threadShinkanTrainMar 23
Japanese had it before the Portuguese came along, but it probably didn’t help.
Show threadHoimoMar 23
Yeah, I was just thinking there’s no way that etymology is true. Ne is part of a whole class of these particles and appears in combinations to form even more specific “response-inviting” markers. A loanword for some traded good I’d believe, but not a grammatical feature like this, especially not because the Portuguese missionaries weren’t all that popular in Japan.
Show threadTubularTittyFrogMar 23

Yes, it’s a part of speech that’s formally in the standard language.

In English it’s slang.

Show threadcally [he/they]Mar 23
Japan has né??? Wtf was Portugal doing over there? Side quests?