article_snippet: But it turns out it may be us language that is hampering us sense of smell.
article_snippet: Researchers found those who use English as Researchers first language can take five times as long to describe an odour than Researchers can a colour.
article_snippet: However, native speakers from the Jahai tribe in Perak, Malaysia, described odours far more consistently and in less time than colour.
article_snippet: The Jahai have at least 12 specific abstract words that relate to smells while the Maniq, a tribe of hunter gatherers in southern Thailand, have 15 words.