Huehuetla Tepehua, an Indigenous language in Mexico, likewise has at least 45 different words that express specific olfactory experiences. People who grow up in such cultures are better at detecting, discriminating and naming odors.
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Date: 2021-02-09 07:11 am (UTC)a-HA! My old friend, Weak Form of Sapir-Whorf, we meet again!