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That is my exact point Annie. If they didn't use those words loaned
from english they would not have been able to effectively communicate what
they were trying to
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<p>Annie G Ross wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE> 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
<p><b><i>Andre Cramblit <andrekar@ncidc.org></i></b> wrote:
<blockquote style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">If
you don't use loan words or cognates or create new words in your
<br>language for the modern things around us, then your language can only
exist
<br>in the past and does not maintain current relevance</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<p><br>--
<p>André Cramblit: andre.p.cramblit.86@alum.dartmouth.org Operations
Director Northern California Indian Development Council NCIDC (<A HREF="http://www.ncidc.org">http://www.ncidc.org</A>)
is a non-profit that meets the development needs of American Indians and
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