Language and Communication Quotes in The Poisonwood Bible

How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

A drum gives nommo in Congo, where drums have language. (4.3.2)

Communication and language (and not just human verbal language) is so important in the Congo that things don't get life until they get names. But Christianity seems to have a similar belief—like the story of Adam in Genesis, where Adam gets to name all of God's creatures.