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Most metaphysical words in Hopi are verbs, not nouns as in European languages.


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Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.

Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.



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We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language.



A change in language can transform our appreciation of the cosmos.

A change in language can transform our appreciation of the cosmos.



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Speech is the best show a man puts on.



Too long has the public mind considered religion to be synonymous with priestcraft.

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