In an extinct Australian Aboriginal language, Mbabaram, the word for "Dog" is almost exactly the same as the English word for "Dog". The similarity is a complete coincidence.

Iliveonsaturdays@sh.itjust.works · 1 year ago

In an extinct Australian Aboriginal language, Mbabaram, the word for "Dog" is almost exactly the same as the English word for "Dog". The similarity is a complete coincidence.

Iliveonsaturdays@sh.itjust.works · 1 year ago

Interesting question, I hadn't thought about that. I assume they mean dingos.

"Australia’s Indigenous community has had a long relationship with dogs, dating back to the dog’s ancestor, the dingo. Dingo fossils in Australia date back thousands of years, and the first British settlers in 1788 recorded dingoes living with Indigenous Australians"

https://outbacktails.com/blogs/news/the-important-role-dogs-play-in-indigenous-communities-celebrating-naidoc-week-2022

And dingos are a dog breed

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo

In an extinct Australian Aboriginal language, Mbabaram, the word for "Dog" is almost exactly the same as the English word for "Dog". The similarity is a complete coincidence.

In an extinct Australian Aboriginal language, Mbabaram, the word for "Dog" is almost exactly the same as the English word for "Dog". The similarity is a complete coincidence.

Mbabaram language - Wikipedia