[Lexicog] A prototypical blessing

[Wayne Leman]

> Wayne,
>
> One can see "blessing" as a benediction or benefaction, as
> conveying God's beneficent power in word and deed.
> So if Cheyenne does not have a word for blessing or the
> act of blessing, does it not have a word for curse/malediction
> either?

Fritz, there is a word for putting a curse (or spell) on someone, but it is
not an act of cursing/malediction. While the language lacks in some areas it
is rich in others. Lots of words about horses!!

Wayne Leman
Cheyenne project

>
> Fritz



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