морская свинка

[Helen Halva]

I can't speak for the early 19th century, but I've always understood 
"morskaia svinka" to be a guinea pig. 
HH

Sarah Hurst wrote:
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> I’m working with a translation of an early 19th-century document in which the way in which the months were characterized by Alaska Natives is described. July is said to be the month when “морские свинки плодятся”. The translator has said this means when “dolphins give birth”. Does this refer to dolphins?
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> Thanks,
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> Sarah Hurst
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