Pirahá greeting

Ó, xapaitíiso! A greeting in the Pirahã language. In English, this translates to "Oh, language of the people!" The Pirahã language is famously known for not having any words for numbers beyond 'one' and 'two'. This fact has led linguists to study their unique linguistic structure more closely.

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