Language: Speakers of Kuuk Thaayorre (Aboriginal Australia) use o…

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Did you know? Speakers of Kuuk Thaayorre (Aboriginal Australia) use only compass directions, not "left/right". "Move your east arm" or "go to the south door" are everyday phrases — speakers track north without thinking, all day long.

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Speakers of Kuuk Thaayorre (Aboriginal Australia) use only compass directions, not "left/right". "Move your east arm" or "go to the south door" are everyday phrases — speakers track north without thinking, all day long.

Sprekers van Kuuk Thaayorre (Aboriginal Australië) gebruiken alleen kompasrichtingen, geen "links/rechts". "Beweeg je oost-arm" of "ga naar de zuid-deur" zijn alledaagse zinnen — sprekers volgen het noorden onbewust de hele dag door.

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