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TIL that the Māori word for autism is "Takiwātanga" meaning "their own time and space." I also learned that it's not without controversy (see inside). (lemmy.world)
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I thought the word and the definition sounded beautiful, but then I also learned that it was coined in 2017 and has been accused of imposing outside culture. Namely, here is a criticism I found on Twitter and Reddit but without further attribution or detail:

Just wanted to share and see what the community thought about it.

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

So many times I wanted to talk about 'el año', and instead wrote 'el ano'. 😣

(Spanish. 'the year' vs 'the anus')

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

This happened to me for years until I finally found a trick that works for me, which is that anos sounds more similar to anus than años.

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