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Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages

Posted: 2015-01-08, 10:26
by Massimiliano B
Here is a grammar of Chukchi in PDf format:


https://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/10769

Re: Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages

Posted: 2015-01-08, 13:56
by księżycowy
Cool, thanks! I've dreamed of learning Chukchi at times. I just could never find much to learn with.

Re: Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages

Posted: 2015-01-08, 14:49
by Itikar
You both like Chukotkan? :)

Here there is a nice site with several tales:
http://charles.weinstein.free.fr/chukches/index.html

And here a nice little phrasebook in Russian:
http://chukchi.efenstor.net/

Re: Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages

Posted: 2015-01-08, 14:59
by Itikar
Cannot use Russian свободно?
No, problem Itikar has found just for you an English-Chukotkan phrasebook!

With audio recordings!

And Latin transcriptions!

And also Siberian Yupik translations as a bonus!

Okay, okay, here it is. Go!

Re: Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages

Posted: 2015-01-08, 17:34
by Massimiliano B
Ah! Che bel sito! Grande Itikar! Sei pieno di risorse! (sia nel senso dell'inglese "resource", che in quello di "tesori, ricchezze"). :)

Re: Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages

Posted: 2015-01-10, 22:02
by księżycowy
Considering it's proximity to the Eskimo-Aleut languages (geographically), and my like of cold, snow filled places, yup. I like Chukchi a lot. I probably won't learn much of it (if any), but it's nice to dream. :P

Though if someone manages to find some more awesome resources, I'd be ecstatic.
That's not to say I don't like what I see so far. :D

Re: Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages

Posted: 2015-01-11, 9:20
by Massimiliano B
Here is another resource for Chukchi! It is dated, but still interesting.


https://archive.org/details/bookofamerindlan00boasrich

Re: Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages

Posted: 2015-02-17, 13:44
by Itikar
Massimiliano B wrote:Ah! Che bel sito! Grande Itikar! Sei pieno di risorse! (sia nel senso dell'inglese "resource", che in quello di "tesori, ricchezze"). :)
E raddoppio!

Ecco un sitarello con racconti popolari in ciukcio ed in altre lingue della regione spesso con traduzione in inglese. Molto interessante anche per chi, pur non imparando la lingua, vuol conoscere meglio tali popoli e le di loro tradizioni.

http://www.ling-atlas.jp/r/tale/list?lang=e

Ci son anche altre risorse come un dizionario, fotografie e note bibliografiche.

Re: Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages

Posted: 2015-02-19, 19:43
by Itikar

Re: Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages

Posted: 2015-02-19, 19:52
by Itikar
Чукотский текст (Chukchi lyrics):

Нак'ам эми типъэйн'элъыт
Вэчъым энмэч гамголэнат
Эптэ мури мынпаломтэл
Нунлигрэлъыт типъэйн'элъыт

Тепайн'ама тэнн'эвыркыт
Ийам ытри качъараквъат
Амгымыкы к'ымн'ылтэлгэ
Мэн'ын мэвын тэн'мигчитлъэн

К'эйытвылъыт ганн'атлэнат
Эвъим ытри гынникуэт
Эмми гынин эмтэёлгын
Вэлэр гымнан мынлъэтэтгъен

Тепайн'ама тэнн'эвыркыт
Ийам ытри качъараквъат
Амгымыкы к'ымн'ылтэлгэ
Мэн'ын мэвын тэн'мигчитлъэн

Таран'ылъыт типъэйн'эркыт
Эвъим ытри к'ирпыруэт
Майн'ыярат нэтэйкынэт
Амъатавъым гырголятгъат

Тепайн'ама тэнн'эвыркыт
Ийам ытри качъараквъат
Амгымыкы к'ымн'ылтэлгэ
Мэн'ын мэвын тэн'мигчитлъэн

Transliteration:

Nak'am emi tipeyn'elyt
Vesym enmes gamgolenat
Epte muri mynpalomtel
Nunligrelyt tipeyn'elyt

Tepayn'ama tenn'evyrkyt
Iyam ytri kasarakvat
Amgymyky k'ymn'yltelge
Men'yn mevyn ten'migsitlen

K'eyytvylyt gann'atlenat
Evim ytri gynnikuet
Emmi gynin emteyolgyn
Veler gymnan mynletetgen

Tepayn'ama tenn'evyrkyt
Iyam ytri kasarakvat
Amgymyky k'ymn'yltelge
Men'yn mevyn ten'migsitlen

Taran'ylyt tipeyn'erkyt
Evim ytri k'irpyruet
Mayn'yyarat neteykynet
Amatavym gyrgolyatgat

Tepayn'ama tenn'evyrkyt
Iyam ytri kasarakvat
Amgymyky k'ymn'yltelge
Men'yn mevyn ten'migsitlen

English translation: The Sun in zenith, the Moon in a nadir, The Taurus and the Sagittarius play lyre, Whales dive into black ocean, The black shaman begins to sing a song Again the darkness is getting dense around you Again the daylight makes you lose your mind. You are a grain of sand in all Universe, A broken doll, forgotten off stage. Stars fall downwards with a roar, God causes himself encore