> does not have words for numbers, or for left and right Some people use "luka w... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		schoen on April 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ilo sitelen, a handmade computer for Toki Pona > does not have words for numbers, or for left and right Some people use "luka wawa" 'strong hand' for 'right', though as a left-hander I'm not totally thrilled about this.

sergeykish on April 5, 2020 [–]

"right" has some connotation too

schoen on April 5, 2020 | [–]

Yeah.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laevus

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sinister#Latin

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scaevus#Latin

and so on in numerous languages.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact