Naming Nate and Peace In Chorotega of Costa Rica in A Daily Dose of Peace

A Daily Dose of Peace. Each week, I focus on Love, Joy, and Peace in the world languages. January’s third week focuses on Costa Rica in Central America.

Seeing Nate

In English Nate is a name
“nate” means eye in Chorotega
a critically endangered
Oto-Manguean language of Costa Rica
and “ome” means to see
“nate ome”
eye see
I see Nate

Nate means eye is the Costa Rican language Chorotega poetry with Kimberly Burnham Photo by Samuel Scrimshaw on Unsplash

Costa Rican Work and Peace

Costa Rican slogan in Spanish
“Vivan siempre el trabajo y la paz”
(Long live work and peace).
pairing the two
working in peace
working on peace
working for peace
peaceful work
peace creating work

Originally Published in Peace Poetry Dictionary, The Meaning of Peace and Calm in 5000 Languages on January 31, 2021.