“They felt certain that this baby was going to die. They felt it was suffering terribly. And they believed that my clever milk tubes contraption was hurting the child and prolonging its suffering. So they euthanized the child. The father… — Daniel L. Everett Copy Share Image
“Although Pirahã nouns are simple, Pirahã verbs are much more complicated. Each verb can have as many as sixteen suffixes—that is, up to sixteen… — Daniel L. Everett Copy Share Image
“They felt certain that this baby was going to die. They felt it was suffering terribly. And they believed that my clever milk tubes… — Daniel L. Everett Copy Share Image
“My evangelism professor at Biola University, Dr. Curtis Mitchell, used to say, “You’ve gotta get ’em lost before you can get ’em saved.” — Daniel L. Everett Copy Share Image
“The Brazilians give all the Pirahãs Portuguese names because they can’t pronounce the Pirahã names.” He went on, “This is the same reason, I… — Daniel L. Everett Copy Share Image
“When we returned from our jog, several Pirahãs were huddled in a corner of our house, and there was a strong smell of alcohol… — Daniel L. Everett Copy Share Image
“I mean, what are you going to do to him for shooting your dog?” “I will do nothing. I won’t hurt my brother. He… — Daniel L. Everett Copy Share Image
“Although Pirahã nouns are simple, Pirahã verbs are much more complicated. Each verb can have as many as sixteen suffixes—that is, up to sixteen… — Daniel L. Everett Copy Share Image
“Finally, the Pirahã language is notoriously difficult because it lacks things that many other languages have, especially in the way that it puts sentences… — Daniel L. Everett Copy Share Image
“They have no craving for truth as a transcendental reality. Indeed, the concept has no place in their values. Truth to the Pirahãs is… — Daniel L. Everett Copy Share Image
