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๐ฃ MORE words from Southeast Asian languages English canโt colonize.
SEAblings!!! ๐ We couldnโt get enough of your comments, so here are MORE words from Southeast Asian languages English canโt colonize. Our cultures are simply too rich for just one carousel. ๐ And Brunei ๐ง๐ณ, we see you and weโre so glad youโre in this one. ๐ซถ๐ฝ From across the region, you shared words carrying memory, feeling, and community. Weโre still taking notes! What really got us? So many of you saying, โWaitโฆ we have a word like that too!โ โจ Across borders, our lang

Manushya Foundation
Feb 26


International Mother Language Day: Words from Southeast Asian Languages that English can't colonize ๐
There are many things us SEAblings donโt agree onโฆ but we can absolutely agree on clapping back at racism (๐ฐ๐ท๐) and celebrating our beautiful languages. ๐ฅ Because letโs be real: ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ช๐จ. ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น. Language has long been central to colonial policy, considered one of the fastest ways to subjugate and control so-called โterritories.โ In the Phil

Manushya Foundation
Feb 21
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