If in a given language there is a separate term for ‘leg’ (as opposed to ‘foot’), then there is also a term for ‘arm’ (as opposed to ‘hand’).
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IF there is a separate term for ‘leg’ (as opposed to ‘foot’), THEN there is a term for ‘arm’ (as opposed to ‘hand’).
Keywords
body parts
Domain
lexicon
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
41 languages in Brown 1976 (12 American Indian languages, 10 European, 5 sub-Saharan African, 4 Mideastern and Western Asian, 5 Southeast Asian, 2 Chinese, 2 Micronesian)
A term for ‘leg’ is present in most but not all languages. According to Andersen’s data, at least three languages, Hopi (Uto-Aztecan), Inupik (Eskomo-Aleut), and Tarascan (Chibchan), do not have ‘leg’ (+ ‘foot’) though they do have terms for subparts (e.g. ‘thigh’ => ‘calf’).
A term for ‘leg’ is present in most but not all languages. According to Andersen’s data, at least three languages, Hopi (Uto-Aztecan), Inupik (Eskomo-Aleut), and Tarascan (Chibchan), do not have ‘leg’ (+ ‘foot’) though they do have terms for subparts (e.g. ‘thigh’ => ‘calf’).