If languages interest you, you’ll like this Nautilus article: 5 Languages That Could Change the Way You See the World. Sections include:
- A Language Where You’re Not the Center of the World
- A Language Where Time Flows East to West
- A Language Where Colors Are Metaphors
- A Language That Makes You Provide Evidence
- A Language That Has No Word for “Two”
What additions could you make to the list?
The Finnish language is gender-free, that is, there are no words for he or she. Curious, isn’t it?
How interesting! Thank you for mentioning that, Marja-Leena.
Meanwhile,
Sweden has added a gender-neutral pronoun.