Speaking of people who live in jungles, in Malaysia a new language, temoprarily named “Jedek”, has been discovered that seems to relate the socio-politico-economic aspects of the speakers’ culture to that of the !Kung San of the Kalahari:
“The community in which Jedek is spoken is more gender-equal than Western societies, there is almost no interpersonal violence, they consciously encourage their children not to compete, and there are no laws or courts. There are no professions either, rather everyone has the skills that are required in a hunter-gatherer community. This way of life is reflected in the language. There are no indigenous words for occupations or for courts of law, and no indigenous verbs to denote ownership such as borrow, steal, buy or sell, but there is a rich vocabulary of words to describe exchanging and sharing.”
If they can do it, so could we. I’m thinking of the “women’s languages” that have often been invented and used, from “Nueshu”, created as a purely written language in Hunan about 1000 years ago, to “Láadan” created by the late linguist and writer Suzette Haden Elgin for use in her dystopian novels.
Charliegirl Premium Member over 1 year ago
That’s one strong vine!
PraiseofFolly over 1 year ago
… what cats imagine they’d do if they finally catch that strand of yarn you dangle.
FreyjaRN Premium Member over 1 year ago
I have the perfect song for this qat: Tarzan Stripes Forever.
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Cow-A-BUNGA! Wooooooosh!
Red Bird over 1 year ago
Gotta love the abstract background.
grocks over 1 year ago
Qat of the Wild
ladykat over 1 year ago
Catzan!
coltish1 over 1 year ago
Watch out for that cliff!
SusieB over 1 year ago
Gotta love a cat in a leopard print loin cloth
pheets over 1 year ago
What a swinger! :D
[Unnamed Reader - bddb15] over 1 year ago
How many different colors are in this frame? Winner get’s a can of cat food.
mokspr Premium Member over 1 year ago
Can someone please show the cat the proper way to repel down a cliff face.
artjohn42 over 1 year ago
Watch out for that tree!
stillfickled Premium Member over 1 year ago
Tarzcat
Màiri over 1 year ago
Speaking of people who live in jungles, in Malaysia a new language, temoprarily named “Jedek”, has been discovered that seems to relate the socio-politico-economic aspects of the speakers’ culture to that of the !Kung San of the Kalahari:
“The community in which Jedek is spoken is more gender-equal than Western societies, there is almost no interpersonal violence, they consciously encourage their children not to compete, and there are no laws or courts. There are no professions either, rather everyone has the skills that are required in a hunter-gatherer community. This way of life is reflected in the language. There are no indigenous words for occupations or for courts of law, and no indigenous verbs to denote ownership such as borrow, steal, buy or sell, but there is a rich vocabulary of words to describe exchanging and sharing.”
If they can do it, so could we. I’m thinking of the “women’s languages” that have often been invented and used, from “Nueshu”, created as a purely written language in Hunan about 1000 years ago, to “Láadan” created by the late linguist and writer Suzette Haden Elgin for use in her dystopian novels.
NaturLvr over 1 year ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwHWbsvgQUE
pheets over 1 year ago
The background is some amazing artwork!