I seem to recall (but cannot find) a variant of the Weinreich witticism[1], which goes something like, "a nation is a language with an army and an origin story"

I seem to recall (but cannot find) a variant of the Weinreich witticism[1], which goes something like, "a nation is a language with an army and an origin story". (Meaning 'nation' in the sense of "a people" rather than "a state".[2]) 1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_language_is_a_dialect_with_an_army_and_navy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_language_is_a_dialect_with... 2. https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/nation https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/nation