History | Ancient History on Instagram: "Old Japanese, spoken roughly during the Nara period in the 8th century, represents the earliest stage of the language for which substantial written records exist, preserved mainly in texts like the Kojiki and Man’yōshū. It used a writing system adapted from Chinese characters, which were initially employed for their meanings and later for their phonetic value, shaping the earliest form of kana. Old Japanese had a simpler vowel system and a more limited se

Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more dismemberment /dɪsˈmɛmbəm(ə)nt/ noun 1. the action of cutting off a person's or animal's limbs. "graphic pictures of torture and dismemberment" 2. the action of partitioning or dividing up a territory or organization. "the dissolution and dismemberment of the British empire" Maybe Tanco-bean should talk about the dismemberment his wife almost gave him when he sneaked Mowsie's office assistant into his house. | UNC Cabal