Awumbuk

GLOSSARY

Pronounced, “a-wum-bok”. An emotion used to describe a sense of relief and lassitude by the Baining People of Papua New Guinea after the departure of house visitors. A form of relief that is likely a hyper-cognized emotion.

Reference:

Majid, A. (2019). Mapping words reveals emotional diversity. Science, 366(6472), 1444-1445. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aba1763

Smith, T. W. (2015). Buzz words. New Scientist, 227(3039), 41-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0262-4079(15)31227-6