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Thursday, 16 July 2020
Linguistic Archaeology: The Crow
The Crow in every language
1. Kraai
2. sorrë
3. kru
4. Agrrav
5. Qarğa
6. Kāka
7. Varona
8. Vrana
9. garvan
10. Corb
11. Wūyā
12. Cornu
13. Krage
14. Korvo (esperanto)
15. Vares
16. Uwak
17. Varis
18. corbeau
19. corvo
20. k’orosi
21. Krähe
22. Koráki
23. Kāgaḍō
24. Majiya
25. Kaʻaʻā
26. E*RB
27. kaua
28. Kwv Txhiaj
29. Varjú
30. Kráka
31. Igwe
32. Gagak
33. Slua
34. Karasu
35. Kāge
36. Qarğa
37. kaek
38. Igikona
39. kkamagwi
40. Zax
41. karga
42. ka
43. corvus (latin)
44. Vārna
45. Kräid
46. Burung gagak
47. kākka
48. Korvo
49. Puakau
50. Kāvaḷā
51. Krō
52. Kråke
53. Khwangwala
54. *A (Odia)
55. *R (Pashto)
56. KL* (Persian)
57. Wrona
58. Kāṁ
59. Cioară
60. vorona
61. Faʻatau
62. KAN* (Sindhi)
63. kakuḷuvā
64. Cuervo
65. Jogoo
66. Kråka
67. Kākam
68. Kapda
69. Xīkā
70. karga
71. Garga
72. Qada
73. Qarg'a
74. Con quạ
75. Torf
76. Krie
77. Craw
78. KROF
79. Kuroo
80. Khokho
Popularity of Use
A % E % I % O % U %
59 74% 11 13% 12 15% 23 29% 17 21%
B % C % D % F % G %
4 5% 9 11% 4 5% 3 3% 18 22%
H % J % K % L % M %
4 5% 4 5% 43 54% 5 6% 4 5%
N % P % Q % R % S %
12 15% 2 2% 5 6% 41 51% 6 7%
T % V % W % X % Y %
3 3% 12 15% 8 10% 3 3% 2 2%
Z %
1 1%
Popularity of Use
74% A: *A (Odia),
54% K, A: (Aak), Ka, Kakka, Kaka, Kaʻaʻā,
51% R, K, A: *R (Pashto), Kraka (Swedish/Icelandic),
29% O, R, K, A: Kro (Nepali),
22% G, O, R, K, A: Garga, Karga, Gagak,
21% U, G, O, R, K, A: Kuroo, Kaua, Kru,
15% I, N, V, U, G, O, R, K, A: KAN* (Sindhi), Vorona,
Korvo (Esperanto), Vārna, Igikona, Koraki, Vrana, Varona,
Agrrav, Kraii,
13% E, I, N, V, U, G, O, R, K, A: Krie, Kråke, Kaek, Kāge, Krage,
11% C, E, I, N, V, U, G, O, R, K, A: Cuervo, Cioară, Corvus (Latin),
corvo, corbeau, Cornu,
10% W, C, E, I, N, V, U, G, O, R, K, A: Craw, Wrona, Igwe, Uwak,
7% S, W, C, E, I, N, V, U, G, O, R, K, A: Karasu, K'orosi, Varis, Vares,
Sorrë,
6% L, Q, S, W, C, E, I, N, V, U, G, O, R, K, A: Con Qua, Qarg'a,
Kakuḷuvā, Khwangwala, Kāvaḷā, Qarğa, Slua, Qarğa,
5% B, D, H, J, M, L, Q, S, W, C, E, I, N, V, U, G, O, R, K, A: Khokho,
Qada, Kakam, Jogoo, Kāṁ, Burung gagak, Kräid, Kkamagwi,
Varjú, E*RB, Kāgaḍō, Krähe, Corb, Garvan,
3% F, X, T, B, D, H, J, M, L, Q, S, W, C, E, I, N, V, U, G, O, R, K, A:
KROF, Torf, Xīkā, Faʻatau, Kwv Txhiaj,
2% Y, P, F, X, T, B, D, H, J, M, L, Q, S, W, C, E, I, N, V, U, G, O, R, K, A:
Kapda, Puakau, Majiya, Wūyā,
1% Z, Y, P, F, X, T, B, D, H, J, M, L, Q, S, W, C, E, I, N, V, U, G, O, R, K, A:
Zax,
Conclusion: the oldest form is *A (Odia) Bengal and India at 74% though not intact. Oldest intact forms occurs at 54% with Ka (Lao), Kakka (Malayalam), Kaʻaʻā (Hawaiian) and Kaka (Bangala) based on the sound crows make, possibly indicative of regional accents (India-Thailand-Laos, and Hawaii).
If that is the case the inclusion of R from 51% indicates an accent for regions experiencing Snowfall (below zero celsius).
Oddly enough as I typed this up a crow flew up and made an "Aak!" Sound at me. I guess he didnt want to be excluded. But it cleared up something I didnt know. Australian Crows in the Darwin area make the "Aak!" Sound which puts them in the inverted crow speak origin group. No 'R' because it doesnt drop below zero celsius in this area.
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