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> “If I ask you now, ‘How many senses are there?’ I suspect your answer is gonna be five,” Ameka says. But in the West African language Ewe, spoken by over 20 m
by pkaye 3y ago
> “If I ask you now, ‘How many senses are there?’ I suspect your answer is gonna be five,” Ameka says. But in the West African language Ewe, spoken by over 20 million people, including Ameka, at least nine senses are culturally recognized
There is already known to be more senses that five:
* sense of heat and cold
* sense of pain
* sense of balance
* sense of body awareness (touch your nose while your eyes are closed)