Finding the Language

Finding the language

If you ask a widow in Kenya about how many people live in her house, she'll say "None.  Only women".

Or if you ask a mother if she has any children she'll say "None.  Only two girls".

This is because the local word Luhya literally means "man".  There is no word for person.

George Orwell is right:  "[...] If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought."

Unless we can change the way we think and speak, we are likely to remain in the status quo.

Thanks to Kim, Colin and Caleb for the info.