Most metaphysical words in Hopi are verbs, not nouns as in European languages.

  • -- Benjamin Lee Whorf 本杰明·李·沃尔夫

霍皮语中大多数形而上的词汇是动词,而不是欧洲语言中的名词。

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Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct cannot be named; what is clearest is unutterable.

语言是为一定程度的思考而产生的,正如眼泪是为一定程度的痛苦而产生的。最不明显的东西叫不出来;最清楚的是说不出来的。

Where I come from, deeds mean a lot more than words.

在我的家乡,行动比言语更有意义。