Without language to express a feeling, can we feel it?
4 July 2016
Below a few words from other languages
Mbuki-mvuki (Bantu, v.): to shed clothes to dance uninhibited.
Ubuntu (Nguni, n.): being kind to others on account of one’s common humanity.
Enraonar (Catalan, v.): to discuss in a civilised, reasoned manner ( we could do with a little more enraonar among our political leaders)
Morgenfrisk (Danish, adj.): feeling rested after a good night's sleep
Gunnen (Dutch, v.): to think that someone deserves something (good); to feel happy for them getting it
Vorfreude (German, n.): intense, joyful anticipation derived from imagining future pleasures.
Hoʻoponopono (Hawaiian, v.): a practice or interaction of mutual forgiveness and restitution
Mokita (Kivila, n.): a truth that everone knows but no-one talks about.
Tyvsmake (Norwegian, v.): to taste or eat small pieces of the food when you think nobody is watching, especially when cooking.
How good are they?