Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0004236, Tue, 29 Jun 1999 15:51:03 -0700

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weary query
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The five hundred-odd people on the list must a lot of languages. Do any of
you know of a language that does NOT have a close equivalent to "that
world" or "the other world" (as opposed to "this world") --the sense being
a world beyond death.
TIA
D. Barton Johnson
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