Piraha can be spoken, hummed, sung, even whistled.
No words for colors. No past or future tense. And incredibly, no numbers.
Because they don’t need them.
hummed v.哼（曲子）；发嗡嗡声；（地方）发嘈杂声；（非正式）忙碌，活跃（hum 的过去式及过去分词）
whistled v．吹口哨，发出口哨声
Piraha can be spoken, hummed, sung, even whistled.
No words for colors. No past or future tense. And incredibly, no numbers.
Because they don’t need them.
hummed v.哼（曲子）；发嗡嗡声；（地方）发嘈杂声；（非正式）忙碌，活跃（hum 的过去式及过去分词）
whistled v．吹口哨，发出口哨声
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