All languages I know of have four basic directions: left, right, backwards and forwards. Are there any that don't?

Maybe you could have just three: forwards, backwards-left and backwards-rigth? Or more then four, maybe with distinct names for some or all of the four in-between the common ones

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[–] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Humans have bilateral symmetry and forward-facing eyes so we naturally have four basic directions.

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