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Nic | 23 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 Can internet memes count as a language?  I'd vote for it. I think memes score high in both categories
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atyh | 23 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 ai says mandarin. cause tonal shift meanings. 

but specified a Papua New Guinea language for having only 11 phonemes. i wonder what it sounds like? “papamamabubukeke”?
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atyh | 23 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 memes are definitely a language
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cuban | 23 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
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