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Surely they don't have built-in compasses, so what would they do in an unfamiliar location on an overcast day?


Actually I reca reading some interesting studies where they found that children from these tribes even after turned around blindfolded could readily point out absolute directions. I don't recall reading an explanation, but they did seem to have a better inherent way of orient themselves absolutely.


Although possible, this is not happening to them frequently. The language hasn't optimized for that use case.




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