{"id":754,"date":"2017-04-17T10:22:50","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T14:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voixmultiples.com\/waban-aki-abenaquis\/10-langue\/"},"modified":"2017-09-10T06:07:48","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T10:07:48","slug":"10-langue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/voixmultiples.com\/en\/waban-aki-abenaquis\/10-langue\/","title":{"rendered":"10 &#8211; Langue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>LANGUAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It could name anything. The names of mountains and rivers. Soft and hard woods. Edible wild berries and those that harm. Wet and powdery snow. The north wind, violent, incessant; the calm sea breeze in the early morning, at twilight. The, Innu, Atikamekw, Wendat, Maliseet, Mi&#8217;gmak, and Naskapi languages could name every single thing on earth, every human emotion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These are ancient languages that remind us of a distant past, where <a class=\"lightbox_trigger\" href=\"#\" data-description=\"I was unable to find concepts evoking \u201cpoetry\u201d in the Abenaki language. Since it is an oral tradition, \u201cpoetry\u201d is found elsewhere. It can be found in the manner in which things are expressed, in the images used for this purpose, and also in how sentences are to be constructed. In the Abenaki language, for reality to be expressed, all elements must be present, without the restriction of respecting a specific order. \u201cPoetry\u201d can thus appear in the manner of structuring a sentence; this sentence may convey several things at the same time. It is a pictorial \u201cpoetry\u201d.\">poetry <\/a> and rhythm are as much inspiration as nature itself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Poetry is necessary and vital since a people\u2019s literature begins with the orality of its <a class=\"lightbox_trigger\" href=\"#\" data-description=\"I was unable to find concepts evoking \u201cpoetry\u201d in the Abenaki language. Since it is an oral tradition, \u201cpoetry\u201d is found elsewhere. It can be found in the manner in which things are expressed, in the images used for this purpose, and also in how sentences are to be constructed. In the Abenaki language, for reality to be expressed, all elements must be present, without the restriction of respecting a specific order. \u201cPoetry\u201d can thus appear in the manner of structuring a sentence; this sentence may convey several things at the same time. It is a pictorial \u201cpoetry\u201d.\">poetry <\/a>. It is a life force that grabs you by the gut, which tugs at the back of your throat; it is a wild territory of words just waiting to be discovered and scattered by the winds. So here we are. Talk of beauty. Talk of truth. Talk of the world. Take part in our unique perspective of this beautiful and great narrative, in the wealth of these outlooks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With words, we find and share the beauty that surrounds us, the stories and the different perspectives on the world introduced by each language; of all these characteristics that make us rise and define us in terms of identity. For us, poetry, the language of observation, makes perfect sense, it comes naturally. It is what allows for the understanding of reality in the most fluid manner possible, the most organic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aboriginal languages \u200b\u200btell our story, the places where our ancestors have travelled, however they are unable to name all the <a class=\"lightbox_trigger\" href=\"#\" data-description=\"I was unable to find a concept for \u201cmodernity\u201d; I expressed it as \u201cthe new tools created daily by white people\u201d.\">Modernity<\/a>, the sudden and swift changes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aboriginal languages \u200b\u200bare not often written since they are read by few people. They were practical languages, created to name the function of things. They were not languages designed for writing, but rather for chanting and speeches. Both of these arts are still the most mastered today. In new Aboriginal <a class=\"lightbox_trigger\" href=\"#\" data-description=\"I was unable to find any words for the concept of \u201cliterature\u201d in the Abenaki language; it is primarily a culture of oral tradition. A new stream of Aboriginal literature has recently emerged, but not to the same extent for all Aboriginal nations of Quebec. For the Abenaki, the most recent one dates back to the 1930s to find some form of literature in the Abenaki language, with Henry Lorne Masta (author of Abenaki Indian Legends, Grammar and Place Names). However, more recently, some Abenaki authors have created literary works using the French or English language.\">Literature<\/a>, we use maternal languages \u200b\u200bto recreate the time of our ancestors, renew our perspective on their gestures, and poetize the vastness of nature. Each word conjures a powerful and real imagery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANGUAGE It could name anything. 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