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Sunday 2 May 2021

Linguistic Archaeology: The First Star we saw

 Star in almost every language

1. Star
2. Ster
3. Yll
4. Kokebi
5. Najima
6. Astgh
7. Ulduz
8. Izarra
9. Zorka
10. Tārā
11. Zvezda
12. Estrella
13. Bituon
14. Nyenyezi
15. Xīngxīng
16. Zvijezda
17. Hvězda
18. Stjerne
19. Stelo (esperanto)
20. Täht
21. Bituin
22. Tähti
23. Stjer
24. Estrela
25. Varsk’vlavi
26. Astéri
27. Nakṣatra
28. Tauraruwa
29. Hōkū
30. *B (hebrew)
31. Sitaara
32. Lub Hnub Qub
33. Csillag
34. Stjarna
35. Kpakpando
36. Bintang
37. Réalta
38. Hoshi
39. Lintang
40. Juldız
41. Phkay
42. Inyenyeri
43. Byeol
44. Stêrk
45. Jıldız
46. Dav
47. Stella (latin)
48. Zvaigzne
49. Žvaigždė
50. Stär
51. Dzvezda
52. Kintana
53. Nakṣatraṁ
54. Stilla
55. Whetu
56. Od
57. Kyaal pw ng
58. Stjerne
59. *T*R* (pashto)
60. S* (persian)
61. Gwiazda
62. Stea
63. Fetu
64. Rionnag
65. Naleli
66. Nyeredzi
67. CA* (sindhi)
68. Taruva
69. Hviezda
70. Xiddig
71. Bentang
72. Nyota
73. Stjärna
74. Sitora
75. Naṭcattiram
76. J*LDYH (tatar)
77. Dāw
78. Staryldyz
79. Zirka
80. Yulduz
81. Ngôi sao
82. Seren
83. Inkwenkwezi
84. Shtern
85. Irawo
86. Inkanyezi


Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
53  62%     30  35%    36  42%   13  15%       11   12%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
8     9%      3    3%       19  22%     22  25%      13  15%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
12  14%     10  11%    13  15%     18  21%      3      3%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
28  32%     3   3%        1     1%      33  38%       26  30%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
39  45%    10  11%     7      8%      2     2%        10  11%

Z       %
20  23%



Popularity of use
62% A:
45% T, A:
42% I, T, A:
38% R, I, T, A: Tārā, *T*R* (pashto)
35% E, R, I, T, A:
32% N, E, R, I, T, A:
30% S, N, E, R, I, T, A: Astéri, Sitaara, Stär, S* (persian), Stea, Seren, Star, Ster,
25% F, S, N, E, R, I, T, A:
23% Z, F, S, N, E, R, I, T, A: Izarra,
22% D, Z, F, S, N, E, R, I, T, A:
21% L, D, Z, F, S, N, E, R, I, T, A: Stilla, Naleli, Réalta, Stella (latin), Estrella, Estrela,
15% K, G, O, L, D, Z, F, S, N, E, R, I, T, A: Sitora, Zirka, Ngôi sao, Od, Rionnag, Lintang, Stêrk, Kintana, Stelo (esperanto), Nakṣatra, Zorka,
14% H, K, G, O, L, D, Z, F, S, N, E, R, I, T, A: Hoshi, Shtern, Täht, Tähti, Astgh,
12% U, H, K, G, O, L, D, Z, F, S, N, E, R, I, T, A: Hōkū, Fetu, Ulduz,
11% Y, V, J, U, H, K, G, O, L, D, Z, F, S, N, E, R, I, T, A: Yulduz, Inkanyezi, J*LDYH (tatar), Staryldyz, Nyeredzi, Nyota, Nyenyezi, Inyenyeri, Yll, Dzvezda, Taruva, Hviezda, Zvaigzne, Žvaigždė, Varsk’vlavi, Dav, Zvezda, Zvijezda, Hvězda, Stjerne, Stjärna, Stjarna, Juldız, Jıldız, Stjerne, Stjer,
9% B, Y, V, J, U, H, K, G, O, L, D, Z, F, S, N, E, R, I, T, A: Byeol, Bentang, Bintang, *B (hebrew), Bituon, Bituin, Kokebi,
8% W, B, Y, V, J, U, H, K, G, O, L, D, Z, F, S, N, E, R, I, T, A: Irawo, Inkwenkwezi, Dāw, Whetu, Gwiazda, Tauraruwa,
3% P, M, C, W, B, Y, V, J, U, H, K, G, O, L, D, Z, F, S, N, E, R, I, T, A: CA* (sindhi), Naṭcattiram, Nakṣatraṁ, Phkay, Kyaal pw ng, Kpakpando, Najima, Csillag,
2% X, P, M, C, W, B, Y, V, J, U, H, K, G, O, L, D, Z, F, S, N, E, R, I, T, A: Xīngxīng, Xiddig,
1% Q, X, P, M, C, W, B, Y, V, J, U, H, K, G, O, L, D, Z, F, S, N, E, R, I, T, A: Lub Hnub Qub,

Conclusion: beginning at 38% with Tārā (Bengali) and *T*R* (pashto). Followed by a bandgap from 35%-32%.
Further stellar observation at 30% with Astéri (Greek), Sitaara (hindi), Stär (Luxembourgish), S* (persian), Stea (Romanian), Seren (welsh), Star (French), Ster (dutch). Second bandgap at 25% followed by Izarra (Basque) at 23% and a third bandgap at 22%.
21% marks the main surge of Stellar observation peaking momentarily at 15% before declining to 12%. The maximum peak at 11% followed by decline through 9%-8%. A peak at 3% before declining to 1%.



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