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Paddle up to the souq in my umiaq looking to buy some yaqona for a handful of qindar

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 30 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Not a single one of those examples is an English-language word. They are all loanwords, with the exception of two proper nouns and an example of archaic spelling which hasn't been used in centuries.

Did you miss “tranq”, short for tranquilizer? It’s pretty native and modern sounding right? That being said ya the list is disappointing

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