https://ghafoorsblog.com/tags/aymara/Recent content in Aymara on Ghafoor's Personal BlogHugoenhello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)hello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)Copyright © 2024-2026 AG Sayyed. All Rights Reserved.Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:58:40 +0000https://ghafoorsblog.com/shorts/linguistics/01-language-and-thought/001-language-shapes-space-time-and-colour/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000hello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)https://ghafoorsblog.com/shorts/linguistics/01-language-and-thought/001-language-shapes-space-time-and-colour/<p class="lead text-primary"> Does the language you speak change how you find your way, picture time, see colour or remember who caused an accident? Six shorts offer cases from Australia, the Andes, Namibia, the Amazon and beyond, each suggesting that words shape experience. </p> <hr> <h2 id="space-without-left-or-right">Space Without Left or Right</h2> <p><em>Published 2026-08-13 · <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ICgkCDJuQcQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Watch the short</a></em></p> <p>The <strong>Kuuk Thaayorre</strong> live in Pormpuraaw on the western coast of Cape York Peninsula in Australia. Their language has no words for left or right, so everything is described by compass direction: an ant is on your southwest leg, and you are asked to move north.</p>