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.
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Reference:
Majid, A. (2019). Mapping words reveals emotional diversity. Science, 366(6472), 1444-1445. Smith, T. W. (2015). Buzz words. New Scientist, 227(3039), 41-43.