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   Today I learned (todayilearned@noc.social)'s status on Monday, 14-Oct-2024 20:50:07 JST Today I learned

   TIL that the native language of the volcanic island Manam Motu has no words for cardinal directions (North, East, West, South). Instead, it uses polar coördinates—with words meaning “towards the volcano”, ”towards the sea”, “clockwise around the volcano”, and “counterclockwise around the volcano”.

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manam_language#Directional_system_and_spatial_d…
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