rico@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agowhen i type "hai", a dolphin emoji pops up and my phone's autocorrect switches to other languages sometimes. in what language is "hai" related to dolphins?message-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up139file-text
arrow-up139message-squarewhen i type "hai", a dolphin emoji pops up and my phone's autocorrect switches to other languages sometimes. in what language is "hai" related to dolphins?rico@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
it also autocorrects to german despite the fact that i don’t speak it, but i don’t believe hai is german for dolphin??
minus-squareMaerman@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 hours agoIt’s the same in Afrikaans. But there’s a 60% overlap in the vocabulary there, so it makes sense.
In Dutch, the word is “haai” for shark.
It’s the same in Afrikaans. But there’s a 60% overlap in the vocabulary there, so it makes sense.