My own ideas around this topic are shaped by my personal experiences with colonial history, settle in for a bit of story time if you want to follow along this tale of three parts.
1. How to say “tired” in Bislama
Bislama is the national language of Vanuatu. 1/x
@kilinguistics.bsky.socialFor fans of profound wisdoms gleaned from colexifications:
A lot of languages do not make a difference between "lazy" and "tired".