Irike (Nen.) – grandfather, grandpa. The Nenets believe it is impolite to ad
Примечания
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Ngano (Nenets) – a flat-bottom boat.
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Khan (Nen.) – a sledge.
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Muksun (Nen.) – a type of whitefish.
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Khorei – a long pole for guiding a team of reindeer.
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Vydu’tana (Nen.) – the chief shaman of the highest rank and of the Upper World, according to Nenets beliefs.
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Tadebya (Nen.) – a shaman.
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Nyaravei (Nen.) – a white stag.
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Padvy (Nen.) – piebald reindeer.
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Khalei (Nen.) – an arctic seagull.
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Malitsa (Nen.) – an outer hooded garment for winter made of buckskin.
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Kisy (Nen.) – tall winter boots widely popular among the peoples of the Upper North (the Nenets, the Khanty, and the Mansi). They are made of hides taken off deer legs (called «kamus’) and have thick multiple-layer soles.
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Ngherm (Nen.) – a god of the Northern lands.
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Yamal Iri (Nen.) – Grandfather Frost (Ded Moroz).
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Irike (Nen.) – grandfather, grandpa. The Nenets believe it is impolite to address older people by name.
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Khasava (Nen.) – an adult man.
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Padko (Nen.) – a small embroidered bag for a girl.
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Yotkhee – «The Keeper of Wisdom,» vydu’tana’s other name. The Nenets do not call each other by real names, it is prohibited.
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Big Stones (Nen.) – mountains. Ngarka Peh (Nen.) – a large rock. This is what the Nenets used to call mountains.
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Num – the Great Creator, the high god of the Nenets people.
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According to Nenets legends, the Master of the sacred seven-trunk birch-tree, Khebidya Kho Erv, lives in the hollow of that tree. Once in every several thousand years, he comes out from the hollow, lifts up the birch-tree, and big waters come from under its roots, covering the land. With this water Khebidya Kho Erv washes away all sickness from the earth.
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Nenets families sometimes promise their children to each other in marriage when they are still quite young. Once the betrothed come of age, they get married.
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Ilibembertya (Nen.) – the spirit of light, the spirit of the East.
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Nga (Nen.) – the spirit of darkness, the spirit of the West.
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Ngherm (Nen.) – the spirit of cold, the spirit of the North.
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According to the Nenets tradition, Nga is Num’s brother-in-law since he is married to Num’s sister
