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Comment by tomrod

> According to experts, it’s unlike any word, in any language.

I introduce you to "kwan" (or "kuan") from Visayan, which serves the same purpose.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DoesNotTranslate/comments/jmkvbd/fi...

Kwan is not just a time-filler word like "um." You can legit use it in a sentence as an object-filler word and people still understand.

"I was surfing at the kwan and ate some kwan with hot sauce." "Was it good?" "Oh yeah!"

parent tomrod 4 years ago

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