I ran across the term “copula” in a mathematical context the other day, but when I looked it up, the first meaning that appeared was the linguistic one, meaning: a linking word. For example, in English, “is.” I also learned that the term “zero copula” is used to describe a language that doesn’t use linking words. Five years ago I would’ve said wow, that’s a mind blowing concept! But today I said, oh, just like Hawaiian! #OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #hawaii #copula #zeroCopula #linguistics