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yibg on Aug 12, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nepal's Kusunda language has no words for "yes" or...

The overall point is there isn't a single "yes". The equivalent of "yes" takes various forms depending on the context. "是的", "对" etc can all work depending on the question.

thaumasiotes on Aug 13, 2022 [–]

By that argument, English also has no direct equivalent of "yes". Sometimes you say "right". (Compare 对.) Sometimes you say "sure".

But don't you think it's strange to claim that there is no English equivalent of an English word?

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