[Lexicog] Lacunae

[Mali Translation]

So how do they forgive, Wayne? Even if they do not have a word,
I thought forgiving is universal, although often hard to do.
Are they of the silent kind who express forgiveness by a handshake
or smoking the peace-pipe together or just having social interaction
action again?
In some cultures you can give flowers to express that you are sorry and
ask for forgiveness. But that would not work either among the Cheyenne.
So how do the Cheyennes express that they have forgiven someone?

Fritz


The following concepts/ideas are some lexical lacunae that come to mind for
Cheyenne:

forgive
sorry
flower

By the way, Cheyenne has words for "tree," "forest," and "firewood sticks."
It also has a "medial" (something like an incorporated noun) which means
"wood."

Wayne
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Wayne Leman
Cheyenne website: http://www.geocities.com/cheyenne_language






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