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    Do any languages not have a term of apology, such as sorry?

    Question #126250. Asked by quogequox. (Jun 24 12 3:53 PM)


    shuehorn

    		Supposedly, there is at least one First Nations language in Canada that has no words for apologies, like "sory" because any act of repentance needs "to produce a tangible act in order for an apology to be of value."

    I was unable to find the particular language, but there appears to be at least one!

    http://peacebuildingontheprairies.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/no-words-for-im-sorry/

    Jun 24 12, 7:06 PM
    darkgnome101

    		Klingon?

    Jun 24 12, 8:09 PM
    TimBentley

    		http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/04/how-should-we-apologize.html quotes a book as saying the Pirahã language (a Amazonian language) as having no words for "I'm sorry."

    http://www.johnholland.ws/home/wiptext says traditional African tribes have no word for "I'm sorry."

    Jun 24 12, 8:56 PM
    TimBentley

    		http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_say_I%27m_sorry_in_Navajo says Navajo has no word for "I'm sorry."

    Jun 24 12, 8:59 PM
    Creedy

    		Rofl at Klingon!

    Jun 25 12, 12:58 AM

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