alleryIn Hopi, how do the two words for water differ?
AWater for drinking versus water for washing
BRain falling from sky versus river water
CHeated water versus water left to cool
DContainer drinking water versus a natural body
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Container drinking water versus a natural body
1. Whorf noted that Hopi uses two words where European languages use one for water.
2. One word means drinking water in a container and the other a natural body of water.
3. Washing, rain versus river, and temperature are not the distinction he reported.
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