Tag: Ethnos360

Have you ever read certain verses of the Bible and wondered why God thought it was important to include them in His Word? There are several passages that I’ve thought over the years could have been left out to leave room for other things that, to me, seemed more important. It’s not something we’d say […]

Lately, there has been a shift in missions, seen even among those involved in Bible translation, from having the written Word to having oral stories and/or an oral translation. It is often claimed that the people who currently don’t have alphabets or a written language are so used to telling stories that introducing literacy in […]

What is the girl doing in this picture? I think that in English we’d say that she’s watering the flowers. Right? Now, if you think about it, where is she putting the water? Is she putting water on the plants? On top of the plants? Next to the plants? This is one of the pictures […]

I’m currently spending a short amount of time in a country that has a different language and even a different alphabet than I’m used to. That means that, for the most part, I can’t understand people around me and I can’t even read the signs. But I have learned to recognize my numbers if they’re […]

Yup, that picture above is going to be me in a few days!  After I finish packing my suitcase and taking care of a few more odds and ends, I’ll be off.  Thanks for all your prayers for my plans – this week I have been able to buy airplane tickets, get some security stuff […]

Imagine if you were given a multi-year project for your job, or a huge class project for the whole school year.  Now imagine if the only instructions or pointers about how to do it are written in super technical language that you can’t understand at all.  “In the syllabification of morpheme combinations, deletion of vowels […]

Here’s an easier one for you, since I’ve really worked your brains on the last few. Hey, you’re taking my graduate level linguistics classes along with me, so if you’ve been able to think through some of these things, you’re doing great! But here are a few sentences that I’d like you to finish: 1. […]

Here are some example sentences we looked at in class the other day: A) Dog and Hare made an agreement. B) It was Dog and Hare who made an agreement. C) Once there were a dog and a hare who made an agreement. D) An agreement was made between Dog and Hare. E) Once there […]

As I learn interesting linguistic “stuff” this summer that I think non-linguistic people will understand, I’ll try to post some on here so you can join me in delving into the mysteries of God’s creativity in creating languages! Me – you – him/her – proper name or family member (ex. Mom, Uncle) – any other […]

I’m so excited! No, I haven’t been given permission to return to My Country. But at least I get to go back to other countries in West Africa for a month, leaving in less than a week! I get to spend a week in a big city, getting visas and connecting with other missionaries there […]