Something interesting I learned today: there are 12 levels of friendship in Arabic, and most western definitions of “friends” fall below level 5 Accurate or no in your experience?
gives you a glimpse of the complexities or abstractions that happens with languages
depends on the society you live in, to some extent. social fabric weaved differently across geo and time
Probably because above 5 is kinda gay and homosexuality is often illegal in arabic countries?😂
I find it beautiful, deep & expressive. It tells you a lot about a language & culture 🫶🏼