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The thieving Dorobo tribe - JimmySeal - 2011-04-27
http://www.doobybrain.com/2011/02/23/3-kenyan-tribesmen-steal-food-from-15-lions/
Funny example of a false cognate.
The thieving Dorobo tribe - Traveler - 2011-04-27
A tense situation but where is the false cognate?
The thieving Dorobo tribe - KMDES - 2011-04-27
With one single look, the 3 men tell the pride "Hey Lions! Yeah, we're lookin' at you! You see that carcass? That's ours bitches! Don't you even think of lookin' at it! Yeah, you better run. Yeah, we're the top dogs here! You bitches done be gotten pwned!!'
Yeah, that's probably about right.
The thieving Dorobo tribe - NoSleepTilFluent - 2011-04-27
Dorobo tribe stealing food
どろぼう ー thief
The thieving Dorobo tribe - vrikodhara - 2011-04-28
I was watching the "Human Planet" series, and this was one of the best pieces. However, I hadn't noticed the Dorobo - どろぼう coincidence! This is just lovely.
The thieving Dorobo tribe - kazelee - 2011-04-28
Dats badass
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So bad ass in fact, that it can only be fake. Even if you provide proof showing that it is NOT fake. My brain will just reject it, Fake.
The thieving Dorobo tribe - zachandhobbes - 2011-04-28
NoSleepTilFluent Wrote:Dorobo tribe stealing food
どろぼう ー thief
vrikodhara Wrote:I was watching the "Human Planet" series, and this was one of the best pieces. However, I hadn't noticed the Dorobo - どろぼう coincidence! This is just lovely.This is just weird.
The thieving Dorobo tribe - bodhisamaya - 2011-04-28
My coworker is from Kenya and he said those guys have absolutely no fear of death.
They are hired as guards for people's homes and will kill a person as quickly as any animal.
The thieving Dorobo tribe - Traveler - 2011-04-28
NoSleepTilFluent Wrote:Dorobo tribe stealing foodAh, I thought if a false cognate in terms of similar in form but different in meaning but I was wrong.
どろぼう ー thief
"False cognates are pairs of words in the same or different languages that are similar in form and meaning but have different roots. That is, they appear to be, or are sometimes considered, cognates, when in fact they are not."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_cognate
The thieving Dorobo tribe - vonPeterhof - 2011-04-28
Traveler Wrote:Ah, I thought if a false cognate in terms of similar in form but different in meaning but I was wrong.I believe you were thinking of "false friend".
The thieving Dorobo tribe - Traveler - 2011-04-28
Your absolutely correct.
Lol, I even quoted wikipedia and missed "The term 'false cognate' is sometimes used incorrectly for False friend."
"False friends (French: faux amis) are pairs of words or phrases in two languages or dialects (or letters in two alphabets) that look or sound similar, but differ in meaning."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_friend