Re: Weekly Vocab 23

Thank you, Estel.

I now feel very much better about one of my own con-cultures who do not
have politicians (nor even court members) and who have a *very* strong
sense of what we might call "civility" or "civilized behavior," but
absolutely *no* concept whatsoever corresponding to what we call
"civilization" and no concept of government as an organization.  And they
would also never say or think any of these things below.

Isidora

> > 4. politician
>ohene   (Not exactly "politician", but rather one of the twelve members
>of the king's court.)
>
> > A politician might have the kind word, but never the thought.
>ohene yaka ki rehini reora, ara eki ka ki roesi a
>court-member maybe have kind word, but 3 not have thought STATEMENT
>
>But no speaker would say this!  If a child didn't like the court
>members, they just wouldn't be a citizen, and wouldn't speak the
>kingdom language.
>
> > 5. civility
> > Thus government contains the trappings, but not the substance, of
> > civility.
>
>nara eriha ki ukutuma ara ka omi ro tu rehini a
>so court has clothing but not body of be(ing) kind STATEMENT
>
>And they wouldn't say this either.
>
> > 6. civilization
>I don't like the word, so I'm just temporarily borrowing it.
>
> > Does this mean that government is not a part of civilization?
>
>esa yore eriha ka tu tesa ro "sihoraisesona" i
>this mean court not be part of "civilisation" QUESTION
>
>Nor would anyone say this.

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