Where Are All the Curse Words in the Hodaoa-Anibo Language?

When Hodaoa-Anibo was first created, it didn't once dawn on me that I would constantly hear questions like, "What are the curse words? How do you say @#%#, in your language?" Once over the initial shock of the question, I smile. Sometimes I even laugh. Ofcourse they would want to know how to say that first. What's more and hilarious and empowering than cursing someone out while keeping them in the dark about it?

Oh! You should see the pitiful looks on their disappointed little faces when I break the news to them. There are no curse words in Hodaoa-Anibo. The poor little crass and vulgar people are left curse-less and hungry for their sacred obscenities. Poor them. The fact that all of these people asking me for the profane Anibo are both familiar with me and have all been men, further validates research that I've come across that suggests that men curse more than women (which may be a debatable point) and that people curse around others they feel comfortable with. Unfortunately for these dirty word seekers, the Hodaoa-Anibo language may leave them a bit disappointed.

Researchers studying the evolution and psychology of language believe that every language ever studied, both modern and ancient, has an element of profanity. The key phrase here, is, "every language ever studied." As of today, Hodaoa-Anibo doesn't quite fit the mold. Because the language is so new, most likely, the newest language on earth to date, researchers are not yet aware that the Anibo language will soon force them and every linguist and psychologist who has ever made that statement, to snap on a disclaimer that excludes Hodaoa-Anibo.

In the summer of 2006, CBS News reported that the movie, "The Aristocrats," may be considered the most foul-mouthed movie ever. The film shows one hundred comedians telling the same dirty joke, with each version more obscene than the last. The film's co-director, Penn Jillette, says America may have a conservative façade, but he swears America loves swearing.

Of course different societies have different topics that teeter on vulgarity. For instance in ancient times, any abuse of a sacred oath and falsely calling on God or gods were considered profanity. This taboo still permeates in many Christian societies though not with the same intensity, in "using the Lord's name in vain."

Some modern societies approach the topic of sex and bodily functions as vulgarity, while others approach religion or the lack of sacred reverence in the same manner. Though Anibo contains vocabulary for both religious and spiritual matters as well as sexual and body function, none of these terms, lone standing, can be considered vulgar. Alone they are only descriptions of thought and feeling, but nothing profane.

What is the purpose of profanity? For the majority of cursers, it is not a random thing, unlike the unfortunate suffers of coprolalia, the pathological and uncontrollable urge to curse that sometimes accompanies Tourette's. Profanity is a raw spontaneous assessed expression. It is an outlet for one's anger, frustration, fear, aggression, and negative emotion.

The reality is that profanity actually does have an effect on people. In fact, it has been scientifically proven. According to a New York Times report, researchers have studied the physiology of cursing and how our bodies react to the sound of obscene words. When using electodermal wires on people to test skin response upon hearing firmly spoken obscenities. Not only where there reports of skin conductance pattern spikes, but also hairs rose on their arms, their breathing changed and their pulse quickened.

Is this type of reaction isolated to obscenities? No, of course not. It is most likely the same reaction I have when I hear people use the word "at" at the ends of their sentences. Professor of linguistics at Monash University in Melbourne, Kate Burridge has said that a similar reaction occurs when certain people hear slang they regard as irritating, or when those who pride themselves on being educated hear bad grammar.

There are certain characteristics of the Hodaoa-Anibo language you may find notable when compared to such languages such as English. Though Standard American English has a large influence in the structure of the language, elements such as profane words have purposely been omitted. Anibo was grown in a greenhouse, it is in essence, a test tube language created by an artist and built upon the principle of positive energy and poetic flow. It is a baby in languages and as you will find no traces of stand alone profanity; neither will you find a translation for the words "fail" or "stupid." My hopes are that if a language can be built on the positive, the attitudes and thoughts of the speakers can also be reflective of the energy that leaves their mouths. I guess we'll see what happens.

For those who desperately need profanity in their lives, alternatives will ultimately be used to fulfill their primal expressive needs. Cursers can take the easy route and simply curse in their native language. I suspect it will be at least a hundred years before anyone will be able to meet a native Hodaoa-Anibo speaker. Another idea that comes to mind, is the creation of longer, more elaborate curses - something like those found in Yiddish. For example, my favorite Yiddish curse says, "May you kick yourself in the butt and shout hurrah!" Now that's a curse - even if it does dance on the edge of silliness!