Linguistics

One word in this Arctic language can mean an entire English sentence

Central Alaskan Yup'ik is polysynthetic: a single verb can stack dozens of meaning-bearing pieces into one word. The classic example, 'tuntussuqatarniksaitengqiggtuq,' breaks into nine morphemes and translates as 'He had not yet said again that he was going to hunt reindeer' — one word doing the work of an entire English sentence.

Wikipedia contributors, drawing on Alaska Native Language Center research, Polysynthetic language — Central Alaskan Yup'ik grammar

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