Many preliterate societies have now been studied by anthropologists. One or more could report (better yet document by providing a transcription) an origin myth that starts along the lines suggested by the Gospel of John: "In the beginning was the Word..."
If a culture is preliterate, why would it attach significant meaning to words?
We prioritize words because we live in a literate culture (well, some of us). We've learned how to externalized (store), share, and edit our experiences and knowledge. For us, it's not "words, words, mere words."
But non-literate cultures will find that other experiences have more meaning for them. Language isn't important for them.
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