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[–] gerikson@awful.systems 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Related, the name of the [computer] language can be confused with the name of the Catalan language (Català), as noted in this lobste.rs comment:

https://lobste.rs/s/b74svy/catalalang_catala#c_imweua

But then France has a long tradition of suppressing minority languages:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_policy_in_France#French_Revolution

[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 7 points 1 year ago

It also sounds like katala, which means "wicked" or "devious" in Finnish.