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Originally Posted by MacEachaidh
Well, my family language, which is Scottish Gaelic, has no words for yes and no.
In Gaelic, you answer a question by using either the affirmative or negative form in the same tense of the specific verb that was used in the question you were asked. For instance, if someone asks you "Am bi thu an siud a-màireach?" ("Will you be there tomorrow?"), you would either say "Bi" ("will be") to say yes, or "Cha bhi" ("won't be") to say no.
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That's true of lots of languages, actually. Latin doesn't have words for "yes" and "no" either
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