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sig

language: Veps

part of speech: Noun

phonetic variants: siig (Northern Veps, Central Western Veps)


1 meaning

  • Russian: сиг
  • English: coregonus
concept: whitefish, cisco

translation

Livvi: siigo; siigu

Ludian: siig; siige

Karelian Proper: siiga; siika; šiiga; šiika

dialects of usage: Central Eastern Veps, Central Western Veps, Southern Veps

Examples (2)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Ende oli kalad, äi oli sigad, sig om kaik pagenu da lähtnu kuna se.
Раньше было много рыбы, было много сигов, но сиг он куда-то исчез да ушел куда-то. (Sel'ktas vedes kala kokib. 17. Naku erašti kala putuskelob)
2. Stolal oli žardud haug, solatud sig, kurnik räpusanke.
На столе дыбилась жаренная щука, соленый сиг, рыбник с ряпушкой. (Mechine otaiži)

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