The Gusii, like people in many traditional cultures, are in contact with their children nearly constantly. How do they view talking to children?
a. They also speak to them constantly.
b. They only speak to them during the day, never at night.
c. They speak only to the upper caste infants.
d. They do not think that it is necessary or useful to speak to infants.
D. This is similar to the Ifaluk people of Micronesia who believe there is no point in speaking to infants because they cannot understand what you say. They do not believe that it is necessary or useful to speak to infants.
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