морская свинка
Sarah Hurst
sarahhurst at ALASKA.NET
Tue Jul 20 22:00:39 UTC 2010
Thanks, it's probably a funny typo!
Sarah Hurst
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From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list [mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Marc Robinson
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 1:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] морская свинка
pморские свинки refers to guinea pigs, but they probably meant
морские свиньи (Phocoenidae) porpoise
Marc Robinson
2010/7/20 MICHAEL PUSHKIN <michael.pushkin at btopenworld.com>
> Guinea pigs.
>
> Best,
>
> Mike
>
> Mike Pushkin
> CREES
> Hi Sarah,
>
> Guinea pigs.
>
> Best,
>
> Mike
>
> Mike Pushkin
> CREES
> University of Birmingham
> UK
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>
>
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> From: Sarah Hurst <sarahhurst at ALASKA.NET>
> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> Sent: Tuesday, 20 July, 2010 22:34:31
> Subject: [SEELANGS] морская свинка
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> 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?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Sarah Hurst
>
>
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