Re: They _don't_ have a word for it!

>> Herman Miller wrote:
>> > Anyone have any cool examples from their langs of interesting gaps
>> in the vocabulary?
>-
This is more of a conculture thing, but as I've said before, the Kash have
no concept comparable to the Judeo-Christian God, neither as Creator of
their world, nor as its Guardian or Guide.  For the translation relay, I had
to devise  "shehakinda" 'Earth Spirit'-- that would be similar to Gaia.

One may on occasion ask the spirits of the natural world for help, but if
things work out in your favor, only the superstitious truly believe that the
spirits had anything to do with it.

Nor is there anything resembling Original Sin.  Consequently there is no
"redemption" or "salvation".  The words exist, but refer only to redemption
of e.g. a financial instrument, or ransom of a captive or kidnap victim;
"salvation" would be "rescue".  We do (or will) have "atonement" and
"repentance"; these are things that an individual has control of.

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