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Dr. Techie

Posted: 22 January 2008 11:54 AM

[ Ignore ] [ # 16 ]

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The OED says parka is from Nenets.

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languagehat

Posted: 22 January 2008 05:17 PM

[ Ignore ] [ # 17 ]

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Good lord, I would never in a million years have guessed there was an English word from Nenets. I love English and its incorrigible thieving tendencies.

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jheem

Posted: 22 January 2008 06:30 PM

[ Ignore ] [ # 18 ]

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LH, how about the fact that there’s an online comparative dictionary of Nenets-Nganasan (in English and in Russian)? (One with 27K speakers and the other with around 500.)

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[ Edited: 23 January 2008 08:25 AM by jheem ]

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languagehat

Posted: 23 January 2008 07:38 AM

[ Ignore ] [ # 19 ]

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Sounds great, but your link is borked.

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happydog

Posted: 23 January 2008 07:45 AM