Today I went looking
for the word for peace in Javanese
and found it
slamet or rahaju
in a safe, peaceful condition or
sranta / saranta
patient and calm or
sepi which is quiet and still
in Javanese or Ngoko
Also in non-Ngoko languages
"wiludjeng" is a safe, peaceful condition
or similarly "srantos" is patient and calm
"epen" is quiet and still in Krama Standard
rahadjeng in Krama Substandard
or sugeng in a safe, peaceful condition
in Kromo Inggel
But half a world away
I found along the path
uxolo (peace)in South African Xhosa
xolile to be at peace
"uizwe lixolile" to make peace
"nku Xolisa" to be at peace with each other
uku Xolelana, noxolo, ngoxolo ngo kuxolileyo, Noxolo Xolileyo,
peaceable, peaceably, peaceful, peacefully
The serach rolled out
different languages spoken with
different tongues
bringing the world together
a little tighter
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
selamat datang, welcome or peaceful coming