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| Does Your Language Have A Word For This? by Nobody: 2:14pm On Jan 03, 2023 |
I'll start. Hausa Shekaran Jiya - The day before yesterday Jiya - Yesterday Yau - Today Gobe - Tomorrow Jibi - Day after tomorrow (overmorrow) Gata - Day after the day after tomorrow
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| Re: Does Your Language Have A Word For This? by MMempire(m): 3:03pm On Jan 03, 2023 |
Yoruba have even the one you can't comprehend. |
| Re: Does Your Language Have A Word For This? by Nobody: 3:25pm On Jan 03, 2023 |
MMempire: Feel free to contribute. We're trying to learn here. |
| Re: Does Your Language Have A Word For This? by RedboneSmith(m): 5:36pm On Jan 03, 2023 |
Sehzade: Day before yesterday - Nwanne unyaa Yesterday - unyaa Today - Taa Tomorrow - Echi or Echi Niine or Echi na-abịa abịa. Day after tomorrow - Nwanne echi Day after the day after tomorrow - Nwanne nwanne echi. IGBO 1 Like |
| Re: Does Your Language Have A Word For This? by scholes0(m): 4:55am On Jan 04, 2023 |
Sehzade: YORUBA Ijẹrin - The day before the day before Ijẹta- Day before yesterday Ana - Yesterday Oni - Today Ọla - Tomorrow Ọtunla - Day after tomorrow Ọtunrin - The day after the day after Eṣi - The general time/period before today Ijelo - An indefinite number of days ago 2 Likes |
| Re: Does Your Language Have A Word For This? by LegendHero(m): 4:58am On Jan 04, 2023 |
scholes0: I think they even sometimes count it to 9. I’ve seen people use Ijarun well during statements. 1 Like
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| Re: Does Your Language Have A Word For This? by scholes0(m): 5:01am On Jan 04, 2023 |
LegendHero: Yeah, the thing continues going like that till even Ijẹẹdogun- 15 days ago, lol 1 Like |
| Re: Does Your Language Have A Word For This? by LegendHero(m): 5:03am On Jan 04, 2023 |
scholes0: Lol that’s true. I’ve heard ijedoogun before during news casting of Alaroye. 1 Like |
| Re: Does Your Language Have A Word For This? by Olu317(m): 8:25pm On Jan 04, 2023 |
scholes0:Èṣin/Èṣi is last year or previous year |
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