Scandinavia and the World
Scandinavia and the World

Community made Fact Card:

"Yucatan" means "I don't understand you" in the ancient native languages of Mexico. The Natives said that when the Spaniards asked what the place is called.
      made by MB-Bergholtz


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OBrien

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I've been told there's also an Alaskan town called "Nome" (derived from "ki-no-me", meaning "I don't know"). Seeing as I just recently found out the story of "kangaroo" being an Australian aboriginal phrase for "I don't understand" is NOT true though, I don't know what to believe (apparently "ganguru" was one of their pre-colonial names).

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