I was wondering how they were even able to spread culture to their colonies when they first attempted communication with natives, there should be a language barrier, no? for example, The Spaniards when they tried to talk to the Filipino natives in the 1500s
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Cultures spread concepts, not language; the flow of logic is the same.
Take numbers (assuming base 10) for example:
English has One, Two, Three, Four…, while Chinese has 一,二 , 三, 四…
In English I could speak/write and show 4 apples in a box (four), take one out (three), and add 1 more (four) etc… From a foreign perspective I can guess you have something to start with, but it got less, then it got more but back to original etc.. Over time I can guess you are counting and soon I can translate it to 四, 三, then 四, etc..
Now, this may be a bit tricky: Maybe the Chinese are using base 5 or 11? That’s why there’s a lot of trial and error just to understand this and that. This may sound absurd but the French uses a mix of base 10 and 20 but ultimately the math checks out. I think Hail Mary uses base 5 for Rocky.
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