preliterate in English
adjective
1
of, relating to, or denoting a society or culture that has not developed the use of writing.
It is instructive to look at preliterate societies, where literacy and standardization have been more recently introduced, to see how different languages begin to acquire prestige and others are devalued.
adjective
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1. Ancestor worship, prevalent in preliterate societies, is obeisance to the spirits of the dead.