Mordvinian passiveness in the Finno-Ugric World

[Johanna Laakso]

[Esa-Jussi Salminen wrote:]
> Belove in Finnish I write about an interesting phenomenon
> in Uralic world= =2E
> It's about the fact that Mordvians are more passive in
> participating in i= nternational
> conferences than even Hanties or Mansies.
> For example, we have plenty of participants in Ifusco
> XVIII (11.-15th of September) from other Finn-Ugric
> natioanlities than Mordians, but NO ONE is arriving
> Mordovia.

>
> Esa-Jussi Salminen, Vantaa, Finland
> <e-j.salminen at suomi24.fi> member of the organizing
> committee of IFUSCO XVIII
>
> T=E4ll=E4 hetkell=E4 kun Ifusco XVIII on hyv=E4ss=E4
> vauhdissa, n=E4ytt=E4= =E4 silt=E4, ett=E4
> mordvalaisia ei ole tulossa yht=E4k=E4=E4n.
> T=E4ss=E4h=E4n ei sin=E4ns=E4= ole mit=E4=E4n uutta.
>
> Verrattuna v=E4kim=E4=E4r=E4=E4n, mordvalaiset ovat siis
> t=E4llaisilla mi= ttareilla mitattuna
> pudonneet hantien ja mansienkin tasoa alemmaksi, jonnekin
> nganasien, enet= sien
> tasolle, kenties kamassit ovat viel=E4 passiivisempia...

I am affraid once somebody will write similar things about
Hungarians...

Fejes László <iramszarvas at freemail.hu>

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