I came across this on Big Think - so interesting to ponder after watching a documentary last night about the revival of the language of the Waupenog Indians. How disconnected we can become from our culture without being a native speaker and understanding that there are untranslatable words. It's more of a description of a feeling. I'm grateful to know the language of my ancestors - though I don't view Germans as very romantic.
The Top 10 Relationship Words That Aren't Translatable Into English
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