Re: Montanian

Sally Caves wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
>To: <CONLANG@...>
>
> > >   Actually, male's are dominant in most societies. (Just wondering,
>can
> > >you give me any examples of the reverse? maybe a language too?) So it
>is
> > >logical.
> >
> > Traditional New Caledonian society is matriarchical. Same for some
>Amazon
> > basin peoples.
> >
> >                                                    Andreas
>
>Well there you go!  Good to know that!  But do their languages reflect that
>matriarchal orientation?
No idea. An interesting point is that in both cases the traditional
gender-roles seem to be in force - the men are hunters and warriors, the
women gatherers/gardeners and the primary child risers, it just that the
women hold political and economical power. Possibly bad news for feminists.

                                                         Andreas

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