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kur’g

dialectal

language: Veps

part of speech: Noun

pronunciation: kuŕg (Central Eastern Veps, Central Western Veps, Northern Veps, Southern Veps)


1 meaning

  • Russian: журавль
  • English: crane
concept: crane

translation

Livvi: kurge; kurgi

Ludian: kurg; kurgi; kur’g

Karelian Proper: kurgi; kurki

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

Examples (2)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Vepsän rahvahal kurg tob ozad da tervhut. (Pajata, meiden vepsän ma!)
2. Nece om kaiv, mitte nahodib korktaha linduhu, kurgesine aid – "kurgen suug" – i iče kurg, mitte kerazi kaikid meid ičeze suugan alle praznikpäiväl. (Pajata, meiden vepsän ma!)

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