nonliterate

• Bezeichnet eine Person oder Gesellschaft, die keine Schriftsprache verwendet oder über kein Schriftsystem verfügt; ohne Schriftkultur.

Describes a person or society that does not use a written language; lacking a system of writing.

1. Pre-literate societyC1formal

   Describes a society or culture that has not yet developed a system of writing.

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   • Anthropologists study nonliterate societies to understand early human communication.
   • The tribe remained nonliterate until contact with modern civilization.
   • Nonliterate cultures often rely on oral traditions to pass down knowledge.

   Synonymeoralpreliterate

   Antonymeliterate