Why doesn't Latin have words for Yes and No?

The short answer is, because, like Portuguese, Finnish, Welsh and Gaelic, the normal affirmative response was to echo the verb in the question.

1. Why doesn't Latin have a word for yes?
2. Why is there no word for no in Latin?
3. Does Latin have a word for yes?
4. Is there a language without yes or no?

Why doesn't Latin have a word for yes?

Latin. Latin has no single words for yes and no. Their functions as word sentence responses to yes-no questions are taken up by sentence adverbs, single adverbs that are sentence modifiers and also used as word sentences.

Why is there no word for no in Latin?

In Classical Latin, there were no words exactly corresponding to "yes" and "no". Non and ne were negatives, but they needed to combine with other words (like "not" in English). There were, however, particles which could be used to agree with something.

Does Latin have a word for yes?

Here comes level three. Learn the Latin words for “yes” and “no.” They're ita (yes), minime (no), and immo (“No, no no!” or “Actually, …”).

Is there a language without yes or no?

Nepal's Kusunda language has no known origin and a number of quirks, like no words for "yes" or "no". It also has only one fluent speaker left, something linguists are racing to change.