84: National Language

A group of people is waiting for the bus, or are standing in a queue, or whatever. One man is complaining about immigrants unwilling to learn English, the "language of the land". A woman has overheard his "speech" and makes a remark in Cherokee. I could not find a first rate source for Cherokee language, but a web search suggests the phrase "osio Sarah dawado" translates to "Hello, I am Sarah", which is of little interest for the conversation. The real message is that English itself is an immigrated language; other languages were spoken in America before English speaking settlers arrived. Although Cherokee seems to be a relatively young culture [1], it is much more native to America than any European culture. Some Indian culture reach back milleniums. So the man complaining about immigrants not willing to adapt the local language is basically one himself.