Babel vs palaver

Babel

noun
  • A place or scene of noise and confusion. 

  • A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages. 

  • A tall, looming structure. 

name
  • The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible. 

palaver

noun
  • A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot. 

  • Disagreement. 

  • Mentally-draining activity, either physical or fuss. 

  • Talk intended to deceive. 

  • A village council meeting. 

verb
  • To flatter. 

  • To discuss with much talk. 

How often have the words Babel and palaver occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )