Native tongue/translations

[Annie G Ross]

FYIsome words are impossible to translate effectively, by choice.for example, i was in a meeting where the entire proceedings were in Hopi.  the only words in english were  pesticideBIAtribal council something to think aboutannie

Andre Cramblit <andrekar at ncidc.org> wrote:If you don't use loan words or cognates or create new words in your
language for the modern things around us, then your language can only exist
in the past and does not maintain current relevance
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