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Had to delete the first picture I uploaded because I realize I have to be stricter about using alt text.
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This week we found a nice similarity between a KiSwahili word and a Twi word. It’s so cool because these two languages are not AT ALL related!
Does this word appear in your language?
#afronalia #africanlanguages #kiswahili #twi #homophones #polyglot #blacksky #langsky
Does this word appear in your language?
#afronalia #africanlanguages #kiswahili #twi #homophones #polyglot #blacksky #langsky
September 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This week we found a nice similarity between a KiSwahili word and a Twi word. It’s so cool because these two languages are not AT ALL related!
Does this word appear in your language?
#afronalia #africanlanguages #kiswahili #twi #homophones #polyglot #blacksky #langsky
Does this word appear in your language?
#afronalia #africanlanguages #kiswahili #twi #homophones #polyglot #blacksky #langsky
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"Kpera ye" is a Kpelle phrase that is often translated as "please". It is
more indicative of supplication than the English please. It can be used where the request is seen as unusual or serious, or to indicate persistence. Just like abeg!
#afronalia #africanlanguages #kpelle #langsky #blacksky
more indicative of supplication than the English please. It can be used where the request is seen as unusual or serious, or to indicate persistence. Just like abeg!
#afronalia #africanlanguages #kpelle #langsky #blacksky
September 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"Kpera ye" is a Kpelle phrase that is often translated as "please". It is
more indicative of supplication than the English please. It can be used where the request is seen as unusual or serious, or to indicate persistence. Just like abeg!
#afronalia #africanlanguages #kpelle #langsky #blacksky
more indicative of supplication than the English please. It can be used where the request is seen as unusual or serious, or to indicate persistence. Just like abeg!
#afronalia #africanlanguages #kpelle #langsky #blacksky
Oop not they caught the shooter because his father snitched.
September 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Oop not they caught the shooter because his father snitched.
There is so much happening that should aggressively radicalize you but, instead, some of you are stuck at empathizing with openly violent oppressors.
September 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
There is so much happening that should aggressively radicalize you but, instead, some of you are stuck at empathizing with openly violent oppressors.
Malcom X on how race and religion always intertwine:
August 24, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Malcom X on how race and religion always intertwine:
Something very odd about staunchly religious people. They’re often disconnected from what community really is, and always exhibit an empathy deficit.
It’s no surprise to me, for example, that white supremacy and christianity are almost inseparable.
It’s no surprise to me, for example, that white supremacy and christianity are almost inseparable.
August 9, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Something very odd about staunchly religious people. They’re often disconnected from what community really is, and always exhibit an empathy deficit.
It’s no surprise to me, for example, that white supremacy and christianity are almost inseparable.
It’s no surprise to me, for example, that white supremacy and christianity are almost inseparable.
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Abrego is the *only* prisoner ever released from CECOT, so this is the sole account we have of the horrifying conditions in the prison in El Salvador where Trump has sent over 260 people from the US.
Abrego said he shared a cell with 20 people, who were forced to kneel overnight, “with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion.”
He was denied bathroom access and soiled himself. Detainees were confined to metal bunks w/no mattresses in an overcrowded cell w/no windows, bright lights…
He was denied bathroom access and soiled himself. Detainees were confined to metal bunks w/no mattresses in an overcrowded cell w/no windows, bright lights…
Politico - Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was illegaly deported by the Trump administration, details his mistreatment in a Salvadoran prison, claiming he suffered "severe beatings," sleep deprivation, malnutrition and other forms of torture at the hands of his jailers.
July 3, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Abrego is the *only* prisoner ever released from CECOT, so this is the sole account we have of the horrifying conditions in the prison in El Salvador where Trump has sent over 260 people from the US.
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Cherish the warmth and the good times.
Jàn-bàki is a Hausa compound word that means "Lipstick" or literally, "red-mouth".
#afronalia #africanlanguages #Hausa #summer #africanfashion #casual #contemporary #langsky #blacksky
Jàn-bàki is a Hausa compound word that means "Lipstick" or literally, "red-mouth".
#afronalia #africanlanguages #Hausa #summer #africanfashion #casual #contemporary #langsky #blacksky
June 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Cherish the warmth and the good times.
Jàn-bàki is a Hausa compound word that means "Lipstick" or literally, "red-mouth".
#afronalia #africanlanguages #Hausa #summer #africanfashion #casual #contemporary #langsky #blacksky
Jàn-bàki is a Hausa compound word that means "Lipstick" or literally, "red-mouth".
#afronalia #africanlanguages #Hausa #summer #africanfashion #casual #contemporary #langsky #blacksky
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Sabaweli, is an isiXhosa word, popularized by its slang form, SBWL, meaning crave, desire, yearn or want and is normally used in the context of things or experiences one cannot currently have.
#afronalia #africanlanguages #isiXhosa #casual #contemporary #africanfashion #langsky #blacksky #summer
#afronalia #africanlanguages #isiXhosa #casual #contemporary #africanfashion #langsky #blacksky #summer
June 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Sabaweli, is an isiXhosa word, popularized by its slang form, SBWL, meaning crave, desire, yearn or want and is normally used in the context of things or experiences one cannot currently have.
#afronalia #africanlanguages #isiXhosa #casual #contemporary #africanfashion #langsky #blacksky #summer
#afronalia #africanlanguages #isiXhosa #casual #contemporary #africanfashion #langsky #blacksky #summer
Fuck her fr. Went from racist jokes and stealing jokes to zionist rhetoric.
They were right when they said she look like a cabbage patch kid.
They were right when they said she look like a cabbage patch kid.
Amy Schumer is making a comeback?? Tell her not to. 😟
June 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Fuck her fr. Went from racist jokes and stealing jokes to zionist rhetoric.
They were right when they said she look like a cabbage patch kid.
They were right when they said she look like a cabbage patch kid.
They’re one of the most exploited classes of people in the country, and the US maintains racist immigration policy to make sure that their dehumanized status is maintained.
The claim is the undocumented are a drain on the US, not working, collecting welfare, a burden on society, yet ICE is raiding business, pulling these people and arresting them at their ... jobs. 🤔
June 9, 2025 at 10:32 AM
They’re one of the most exploited classes of people in the country, and the US maintains racist immigration policy to make sure that their dehumanized status is maintained.
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Check out our website this week. Get something for yourself. Get something for a loved one. Browse our collections out of whimsy yearning. Give us some feedback. Became a part of our community.
#afronalia #africanlanguages #langsky #blacksky
#afronalia #africanlanguages #langsky #blacksky
May 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Check out our website this week. Get something for yourself. Get something for a loved one. Browse our collections out of whimsy yearning. Give us some feedback. Became a part of our community.
#afronalia #africanlanguages #langsky #blacksky
#afronalia #africanlanguages #langsky #blacksky
My hot take for today is that the term “insurance returns” should exist. If, at the end of the year, you face no tragedy that needs coverage, a percentage of the total premiums you paid that year should be given back to you.
May 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My hot take for today is that the term “insurance returns” should exist. If, at the end of the year, you face no tragedy that needs coverage, a percentage of the total premiums you paid that year should be given back to you.
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I really should’ve sat in my corner and ate my food but now I know that Amir Shevat, one of 24 major investors in BlueSky, is an admitted zionist who has served in the IDF and advocates for the arrest of Palestinian minors.
November 16, 2024 at 4:37 AM
I really should’ve sat in my corner and ate my food but now I know that Amir Shevat, one of 24 major investors in BlueSky, is an admitted zionist who has served in the IDF and advocates for the arrest of Palestinian minors.
Ha!
We were initially a little nervous about this but we think the design and wordplay speak for themselves 😅
Miawoezɔ̃ is an Éʋe phrase used as a welcome greeting for a group of people and translates directly to “it is you who have walked”
#langsky #blacksky #africanlanguages #eʋe #ghanasky
Miawoezɔ̃ is an Éʋe phrase used as a welcome greeting for a group of people and translates directly to “it is you who have walked”
#langsky #blacksky #africanlanguages #eʋe #ghanasky
April 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Ha!
I say Lumon like a French word.
March 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I say Lumon like a French word.
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Allow us to make *you* wearing this tshirt a part of someone else's list.
Sabaweli is an isiXhosa word that denotes a desire, yearning or, dare we say, a wish used in the context of things or experiences one cannot currently have.
As you can see, iyasebenza!
#afronalia #langsky #isiXhosa #sbwl
Sabaweli is an isiXhosa word that denotes a desire, yearning or, dare we say, a wish used in the context of things or experiences one cannot currently have.
As you can see, iyasebenza!
#afronalia #langsky #isiXhosa #sbwl
March 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Allow us to make *you* wearing this tshirt a part of someone else's list.
Sabaweli is an isiXhosa word that denotes a desire, yearning or, dare we say, a wish used in the context of things or experiences one cannot currently have.
As you can see, iyasebenza!
#afronalia #langsky #isiXhosa #sbwl
Sabaweli is an isiXhosa word that denotes a desire, yearning or, dare we say, a wish used in the context of things or experiences one cannot currently have.
As you can see, iyasebenza!
#afronalia #langsky #isiXhosa #sbwl
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Today we discover a homonym shared between Yorùbá and a few Bantu languages. IsiXhosa, IsiZulu and ChiShona being a few. Is it bad if we say they are near-homophones? 🫣 Lol.
Share and like if you learned something new and want to see more.
#langsky #yorùbá #isiXhosa #isiZulu #africanlanguages
Share and like if you learned something new and want to see more.
#langsky #yorùbá #isiXhosa #isiZulu #africanlanguages
February 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Today we discover a homonym shared between Yorùbá and a few Bantu languages. IsiXhosa, IsiZulu and ChiShona being a few. Is it bad if we say they are near-homophones? 🫣 Lol.
Share and like if you learned something new and want to see more.
#langsky #yorùbá #isiXhosa #isiZulu #africanlanguages
Share and like if you learned something new and want to see more.
#langsky #yorùbá #isiXhosa #isiZulu #africanlanguages
A sci-fi movie where the world isn’t a fucking dystopia challenge.
February 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A sci-fi movie where the world isn’t a fucking dystopia challenge.
Misogynoir is not a joke. It’s historical violence. That was a crass thing to say and this shouldn’t be your commentary on it.
Lmaooo I gotta remember that some of y’all can’t take a joke because I don’t have no hate for black women in my heart whatsoever or just women in general
January 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Misogynoir is not a joke. It’s historical violence. That was a crass thing to say and this shouldn’t be your commentary on it.
Not to be dramatic and weird but I got a chance to have a gulp of fresh breast milk today and I actually couldn’t believe my taste buds. I would legit figure out how to lactate if it meant a constant, selfish supply of breastmilk.
January 22, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Not to be dramatic and weird but I got a chance to have a gulp of fresh breast milk today and I actually couldn’t believe my taste buds. I would legit figure out how to lactate if it meant a constant, selfish supply of breastmilk.
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Abusuapanyin is a Twi title for the current head of a family. It translates directly to “family elder”.
It conveys you’re seasoned and deserving of respect. The head honcho; final boss; the don dada but subtle and very humorous, in this particular context😅
#langSky #GhanaSky #africanlanguages
It conveys you’re seasoned and deserving of respect. The head honcho; final boss; the don dada but subtle and very humorous, in this particular context😅
#langSky #GhanaSky #africanlanguages
January 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Abusuapanyin is a Twi title for the current head of a family. It translates directly to “family elder”.
It conveys you’re seasoned and deserving of respect. The head honcho; final boss; the don dada but subtle and very humorous, in this particular context😅
#langSky #GhanaSky #africanlanguages
It conveys you’re seasoned and deserving of respect. The head honcho; final boss; the don dada but subtle and very humorous, in this particular context😅
#langSky #GhanaSky #africanlanguages
Can’t even bring myself to laugh at the way politicians just brazenly lie at our expense. Lies that actively translate into harm for so many vulnerable people.
January 16, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Can’t even bring myself to laugh at the way politicians just brazenly lie at our expense. Lies that actively translate into harm for so many vulnerable people.
Being a baby must be wild because you wake up every day with what might as well be a new super power(improved or new body function).
January 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Being a baby must be wild because you wake up every day with what might as well be a new super power(improved or new body function).
This picture really has no real explanation. You made a grunt in your sleep and I came over to make sure you were okay :)
January 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This picture really has no real explanation. You made a grunt in your sleep and I came over to make sure you were okay :)