Translingual Shiritori

english

also in english

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shiritori

whatever language shiritori is in

It’s Japanese, shiri are buttocks and tori is from the verb “taking”, so this game is “taking the buttocks” of words and making a new word with them

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riko
I’m pretty sure its “tasty” in spanish

konichiwa

japanese

Isn’t it rico?

Ok let’s try

Wawa

(Baby in Chinese)

watashi japanese

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sorry

(there was word above)

I don’t know in which language F and CH are interchangeable, but ( shi / si ) and ( hi ) are completely different sounds

Probably because /f/ and /x/ are both fricatives, and ch could stand for /x/.

shirina (ширина) Russian - width/breadth

natlang (en) A language which has developed organically through use by one or more societies throughout history, as opposed to being actively constructed at a particular point in time. (note that pidgins and creoles are still natlangs)

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I won’t argue on that, just telling it’s rico in Spanish. Now we can use ko or Co or… to make transition between I did understand that.

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natto 納豆
Japanese food

Tornade (fr)
(There is a typhoon just now where I am)

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deki でき
Japanese
Means “can”

Kimchi Korean food

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hiragana
One of the two japanese “alphabets”

narcotic

you again?
while in Japanese 1 symbol may code 3 sounds,
in English 3 symbols may code 1 sound
‘chi’ don’t include ‘hi’ , ‘shi’ don’t include ‘hi’

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