Central Inner Peace in Bora An Indigenous Language of Colombia

A Daily Dose of Peace. Each week, I focus on Love, Joy, and Peace in the world languages. January’s second week focuses on Colombia in South America.

Central Peace at the inner core poetry with Kimberly Burnham Photo by Tom Winckels on Unsplash

Peaceful at the Center

The Bora
the indigenous people of Peru, Brazil and Colombia
call themselves “Piinemuna”

“Piine” means central place
half between the middle
in the thick of things
the universe revolves around us

“Múnaa” means people
humans or relatives
it tells us our place in the universe
with our family
reminding us to treat each other humanely

The Piinemuna call to peace
by the name “meíjcyane”

Originally Published in Peace Poetry Dictionary, The Meaning of Peace and Calm in 5000 Languages on January 10, 2021.