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Saturday 25 January 2020

Linguistic Archaeology: I put a curse on you...

Curse in every language
1. Curse
2. Vloek
3. Mallkim
4. Irigimani
5. Laenatan
6. Anitsel
7. L*N*T
8. Abhisapa
9. Madarikazio
10. Praklion
11. Prokletstvo
12. Proklyatie
13. Kyanehcar
14. Malediccio
15. Sumpa
16. Zuzhou
17. Malidizioni
18. Kletva
19. Kletba
20. Forbandeise
21. Mabeno (esperanto)
22. Needus
23. Kirous
24. Malediction
25. Maldicion
26. Tsqevla
27. Fluch
28. Katara
29. Sapa
30. Madichan
31. Laana
32. Eke
33. K*
34. Abhishaap
35. Foom
36. Atok
37. Bolvun
38. Obubu Onu
39. Kutukan
40. Mallacht
41. Maledizione
42. Noroi
43. Kutuk
44. Quargis
45. Dakbntasa
46. Jeoju
47. Nifir
48. Kargis
49. Dakan
50. Maledicite terrae
51. Lasts
52. Prakeikimas
53. Fluch
54. Ozony
55. Laknat
56. Sapam
57. Sahta
58. Kahu
59. Kharaal id
60. Srapa
61. Forbannelse
62. *NC
63. DNAL
64. Przeklenstwo
65. Maldicao
66. Sarapa
67. Blestem
68. Proklyatiye
69. Faamatala
70. Mallachd
71. Tuka
72. Sapaya
73. Prekliatie
74. Prekletstvo
75. Habaar
76. Thohako
77. Malidcion
78. Kumpat
79. Forbanna
80. Lanat
81. Capam
82. Sapam
83. Khasap
84. Kufur
85. Proklyattya
86. Nguyen rua
87. Melltith
88. Flok
89. Isiqalekiso
90. Kllh
91. Eegun


Popularity of Use
A         %          E         %         I         %           O          %         U         %
62       68%      28       30%   29      31%       31       34%     18        19%

B         %          C         %         D         %          F          %         G         %
10       10%     13       14%    15         16%    10        10%     5         5%

H         %          J         %         K         %           L          %         M         %
15       16%      1         1%      36      39%       41         45%    23         25%

N         %          P         %        Q          %           R          %         S         %
31       34%      21      23%     3          3%       28         30%    24        26%

T         %          V         %         W         %           X          %         Y         %
28      30%       6        6%        1         1%          0          0%       7         7%

Z          %
6           6%


Words by Popularity of use
68% A:
45% L, A:
39% K, L, A: K*
34% O, N, K, L, A: Laana
31% I, O, N, K, L, A:
30% T, R, E, I, O, N, K, L, A: Lanat, Laknat, Noroi, Atok, Eke,
         Katara, L*N*T, Laenatan,
26% S, T, R, E, I, O, N, K, L, A: Lasts, Anitsel,
25% M, S, T, R, E, I, O, N, K, L, A:
23% P, M, S, T, R, E, I, O, N, K, L, A: Sapam, Prekliatie, Sarapa,
         Srapa, Sapam, Prakeikimas, Sapa, Praklion, Mallkim,
19% U, P, M, S, T, R, E, I, O, N, K, L, A: Kumpat, Tuka, Kutuk,
         Kutukan, Kirous, Sumpa,
16% D, H, U, P, M, S, T, R, E, I, O, N, K, L, A: Kllh, Khasap, Thohako,
         DNAL, Kharaal id, Hahu, Sahta, Dakan, Melltith, Needus,
         Abhisapa,
14% C, D, H, U, P, M, S, T, R, E, I, O, N, K, L, A: Capam, Malidcion,
         Mallachd, Maldicao, *NC, Maledicite terrae, Mallacht,
         Madichan, Maldicion, Malediction, Malediccio, Curse,
10% F, B, C, D, H, U, P, M, S, T, R, E, I, O, N, K, L, A: Flok, Kufur,
         Forbanna, Habaar, Faamatala, Blestem, Forbannelse, Fluch,
         Nifir, Dakbntasa, Obubu Onu, Foom, Abhishaap, Fluch,
         Mabeno (esperanto), Forbandeise, Kletba,
7% Y, F, B, C, D, H, U, P, M, S, T, R, E, I, O, N, K, L, A: Proklyattya,
       Sapaya, Proklyatiye, Kyanehcar, Proklyatie,
6% V, Z, Y, F, B, C, D, H, U, P, M, S, T, R, E, I, O, N, K, L, A:
      Prekletstvo, Ozony, Maledizione, Bolvun, Kletva, Malidizioni,
      Zuzhou, Prokletstvo, Madarikazio, Vloek,
5% G, V, Z, Y, F, B, C, D, H, U, P, M, S, T, R, E, I, O, N, K, L, A: Eegun,
      Nguyen rua, Kargis, Irigimani,
3% Q, G, V, Z, Y, F, B, C, D, H, U, P, M, S, T, R, E, I, O, N, K, L, A:
      Isiqalekiso, Quargis, Tsqevla,
1% W, J, Q, G, V, Z, Y, F, B, C, D, H, U, P, M, S, T, R, E, I, O, N, K, L, A:
       Przeklenstwo, Jeoju,
0% X

Conclusion: 39% use in Hebrew (K*) language is the earliest apparent use of Curse in modern language (though the word might belong to the 30% group thanks to interaction with a Malay speaking Sea Traveller)
Curse is fully formed at 34% use in the Hausa speaking population (Curse:Laasa) in West Africa (Niger, Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Ivory Coast).
At 30% use, curse with a K* has spred to Hungarian, Greek, Malay, and Hawaiian languages- by sea travellers; Curse with an *N* have spread from West Africa (Laasa) - via Malay (Laknat) - to Japan (Noroi), Tajik (Lanat), Arabic (Laenatan), Azerbaijani (L*N*T) along the silk road. 

The modern curse spreads from West Africa via the silk road and sea traders? Could it have even been a Plague? Oddly Korean and Polish are the last languages infected by a Curse that spread from Western Africa.

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