non-siouan inquiry

[Billy Maxwell]

 Re: [PlainsIndianSeminartwo] Moc. Translation [1 Attachment]

Billy,
These are nothing else but two women's names and surnames written in capital letters in  cyrilic alphabet: OA(?) Evaronia Uvunova and SA(?) Georgiva Vasilieva. It looks like some letters are messed up or maybe at that time this was the way to write, i do not know. First of the smaller words above lower surname mean "one"; do not know of meaning of second word.
 As it was suggested in attached letter, this can be Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian or any of eastern languages, where cyrilic alphabet is or was in use.

I don't know how this info could help, but hope it does.

Regards
Mariusz

Billy Maxwell
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Great Falls, MT 59404





On Oct 27, 2010, at 11:45 AM, Mark J Awakuni-Swetland wrote:

> Aloha All, 
> 
> Thanks Catherine, Billy, and David for the quick responses. 
> 
> I, too, would like to see the actual shoes in question. 
> 
> I called the person and he will take some digital images that can be sent along. 
> 
> My department secretary who forwarded me the inquiry is amazed at the responses. 
> 
> I will look forward to others weighing in on it. 
> 
> Thanks heaps! 
> 
> Mark 
> 
> 

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