Tribe of the Pirah

Tribe of the Pirahã
The Pirah tribe is a small nation that lives in Brazil. Their culture of hunter-gatherers, unique by modern standards, attracts the attention of a huge number of scientists. Traveler and explorer Daniel Everett lived with the tribe for eight years and spoke in colors about their life and culture.

An American preacher, and part-time ethnographer and linguist Daniel Everett in 1977 arrived in the Amazon jungle to carry the word of God.

The unearthly tongue of the Indians of Pirah
The tribe of the Pirah Indians, with its way of life and language, has repeatedly baffled scientists.
The language of the pirah is not like any of the existing languages. And to such an extent that it is extremely difficult to translate even the simplest texts and everyday dialogues from this language into it.

"Hello," "thank you," "goodbye," "sorry" - there are no such expressions of politeness in the language of a pirate. People of the big world use these words in dialogue with familiar people to distinguish them from all others, to emphasize good attitude and attention to them. In the tribe, which has 300 people, everyone is already familiar with each other and have absolutely no doubt in mutual love and acceptance. Politeness is a byproduct of mutual distrust, says Everett, and the feast is deprived of this feeling.

They do not know how to count - even to one. They live here and now and do not make plans for the future. The past does not matter to them. They know neither hours, nor days, nor morning, nor night, and even more so, the daily routine. They eat when they are hungry and sleep only in half an hour in fits and starts, believing that a long sleep takes strength.

They do not know private property and do not give a damn about everything that is of value to a modern civilized person. They are not aware of the anxieties, fears and prejudices that overcome 99 percent of the world's population. They call themselves “the right people,” while everyone else calls them “brains on one side.” They are absolutely happy with their life. This is a very happy people - the people of the Pirah tribe.