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rule, innit (ukfli.uk)
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[-] Rozauhtuno 75 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm gonna need some source on the Portuguese origin of 'ne', it sounds too much like the misinfo that arigatou comes from obrigado.

(I'm so funny at linguists parties)

[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 64 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's actually from Korean. The Portuguese arrived at least 700 years after the attestation of Japanese "ne".

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago

That's kinda what I was thinking, the Korean use of Neh can be flexible enough to be used as a past particle. The Japanese like to ignore or outright white wash the influence and impact of Korean culture on the island.

[-] flamingos@ukfli.uk 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

According to this it's just a coincidence.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

i dont know if it really came from portuguese, but 'né?' as a contraction for 'não é?' is a real thing, and it really does match the use of japanese 'ne' and english 'innit'

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