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"[The Tuyuca language] requires verb-endings on statements to show how the speaker knows something. Diga ape-wi means that “the boy played soccer (I know because I saw him)”, while diga ape-hiyi means “the boy played soccer (I assume)”. English can provide such information, but for Tuyuca that is an obligatory ending on the verb. Evidential languages force speakers to think hard about how they learned what they say they know."

Difficult Languages, a sadly now-paywalled story from The Economist (via winandtonic) (via kavalierandclay) (via themadeshop) (via bethanyjohnson) (via hitrecordjoe)

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