Body language of dogs Body language of dogs The body language of dogs is one form of non-verbal communication whereby dogs can express emotions and intentions through bodily movements. It refers to the interpretation of posture and behaviour of species in the genus Canis. This form of visual communication is generally used for identifying emotions and intentions of domestic dogs, though it can also be applied to wild canines such as wolves. Understanding the body language of dogs is particularly important in preventing dog bites, especially of children. This communication can occur between dogs, or during a dog-human interaction. Such movements primarily involve the
Adang language siblings, parallel-cousins and cross-cousins. There is a distinction between younger and older siblings/cousins, respectively "diʔ" and "matu", and a single term for the same group: "-uding." These terms are all gender-neutral, but can be modified with "ob" ‘female’ or "lote" ‘male’ (e.g. "no’uding lote" ‘my sister’). For biological siblings "matu" or "diʔ" is preferred, but "-uding" is also acceptable. Conversely, parallel-cousins are generally called -"uding" but may sometimes be called "matu/diʔ". Cross-cousins are almost exclusively referred to as "-uding." Adang language Adang is a Papuan language spoken on the island of Alor in Indonesia. The language is agglutinative. The Hamap