@[email protected] to Map [email protected] • 20 days agoSpread of four words for 'camel' across the Old Worldupload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1247
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minus-squareFonzie!linkfedilinkEnglish8•19 days agoIt seems キャメル (kyameru / camel) is far more common in Japanese then ラクダ (rakuta).
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•19 days agoI wonder if the first word was introduced to Japan by the Portuguese?
minus-squareFonzie!linkfedilinkEnglish1•18 days agoIsn’t it Camel(l)o in Portuguese? Also going by the map above?
It seems キャメル (kyameru / camel) is far more common in Japanese then ラクダ (rakuta).
I wonder if the first word was introduced to Japan by the Portuguese?
Isn’t it Camel(l)o in Portuguese? Also going by the map above?