[Lexicog] A prototypical blessing

[Peter Kirk]

On 23/04/2004 10:07, Mali Translation wrote:

> Chaz,
>
> I work in a language group in West Africa where every greeting or
> leave-taking
> is a shortened or spelt-out blessing. I like that a lot and make a
> conscious
> effort to use them wherever I go.
> I also like the greetings and leave-takings from the southern, mostly
> Catholic
> part of Germany where I live when I am not in Africa:
> Grüss Gott! is a common greeting meaning "May God greet you!"
> Pfueti! is a shortened form of leave-taking (from "Behüte dich Gott")
> meaning "May God protect you!"
>
> Pfueti,
>
> Fritz
>
English "Goodbye" is of course a shortened blessing: "God be with you".



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Peter Kirk
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peterkirk at qaya.org (work)
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