what the origins of words in Southeast Asia tell us about our long relationships with animals
- Written by: Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan, Research associate, University of Sydney
ShutterstockForest creatures include some of humanity’s closest biological relatives. Due to human threats, they are also some of the most endangered animals on our planet.
Southeast Asia hosts many unique forest species, and many of our English words for forest creatures have their origins in Southeast Asian languages. What sound to English...
