‘dog’ vs. ‘horse’ in Native American languages
Why are dogs called 'little horses' in some Native American languages?
One of my favorite facts about Native American languages is the history of words for ‘dog’ and ‘horse’. After Europeans reintroduced the horse to North America, horses quickly became a common feature of everyday life in many Native American communities.
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Horses were originally native to North America, but went extinct sometime between 15,000–10,000 BP. See Wikipedia: “Horses in the United States” for details.
