No words

In Cherokee, there are no words for:

Sin

Repentance

Forgiveness

Soul

Damnation

Salvation.

There is also no word for “megabyte.” Go figure.

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dale on March 28, 2008 at 7:56 am said:

Sheesh, even Latin has a word for megabyte. And I know it has one for all those other words.

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dale on March 28, 2008 at 8:55 am said:
Does Cherokee have words for:
- honor
- offense against honor
- retribution for offense against honor
- expiation for offense against honor
Just a little anti-Rousseau-ean check.
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mike on March 28, 2008 at 12:09 pm said:

Is there a word for “No thanks, we’d rather stay here?” Seems like that would have come in handy.

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dale on March 28, 2008 at 12:15 pm said:

from the Quote Rotator:

They sneezed, wheezed, coughed and made two other kinds of sound for which we have no words in German.–GCL, F.14

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marc on March 28, 2008 at 1:33 pm said:

á¼Î¼Î±ÏÏ„Î¯Î± (hamartia) is the Greek word translated in the NT as “sin.” Means “to miss the mark,” comes from archery lexicon. I know it’s stereotyping to talk about bows and arrows, but…

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marc on March 28, 2008 at 1:39 pm said:

Or (kiddies cover your ears) isn’t there a Cherokee equivalent of “Dude, you fucked up.”

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jeff on March 29, 2008 at 12:47 pm said:

a-s-ga-ni

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