tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412887991168252764.post515437445898563181..comments2023-06-12T11:02:14.360+00:00Comments on Sarf's Travels: Which came first the word, or the pratice?Sarf's Travels.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08434388382906484265noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412887991168252764.post-71575930661330759842008-08-06T09:09:00.000+00:002008-08-06T09:09:00.000+00:00No I hadn't heard of that tribe. That is kinda nea...No I hadn't heard of that tribe. That is kinda neat. I suppose at some point all of humanity was like that. no need to count, so no concept of problem. <BR/><BR/>As far as I know they where vikings, and Norse until they where converted to christian. <BR/><BR/>The language predates the coming of the Christians. So that would lead me to believe that was when both marriage and monogamy was introduced. But I have no facts to back that up.Sarf's Travels.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08434388382906484265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412887991168252764.post-36585913910899004362008-08-06T00:21:00.000+00:002008-08-06T00:21:00.000+00:00Interesting post! Have you heard of Piraha? It i...Interesting post! Have you heard of Piraha? It is a language spoken by a tribe in Brazil, and they don't have any words for counting or numbers. The theory is that their tribe never needed to count anything, so they didn't develop the terminology for it. <BR/><BR/>I haven't looked into the Icelandic word you mentioned at all, but it's definitely an interesting case. I wonder what the predominant religion is/has been? Perhaps in their culture/religion, an actual marriage isn't as "important", or maybe it's the other way - think of how much grief would be saved in our culture if an unmarried couple referred to each other as husband and wife!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com