Conlangery 147: Naming a disease

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George and Joey Windsor use the various names of COVID-19 as a jumping off point to talk about naming diseases. Note that this episode was recorded in May, and quite a lot has changed in the intervening time.

Top of Show Greeting: Chátsu

Special mentions (from top of show note): A list of BLM charities, When We Stay In, Corley English (YouTube, Bilibili, website)

LInks and Resources:

• World Health Organization Best Practices for the Naming of New Human Infectious Diseases
• /r/linguistics discussion on Asian language terms for COVID-19
• Wikipedia on Viruses