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ATTN Multi-Language Readers: Title Translation Needed
The cat spread its wings and flew high into the air, hovering to keep pace with them as they moved cautiously toward the city. Then, as they climbed over the rubble of what had once been a gateway and began to make their way through piles of weed-grown masonry, the cat flew to the squat building with the yellow dome upon its roof. It flew twice around the dome and then came back to settle on Jhary's shoulder. - The King of the SwordsTags: None
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Re: ATTN Multi-Language Readers: Title Translation Needed
Originally posted by Berry Sizemore[image moved]
http://www.physic.ut.ee/~larry/mardu...se_raamat.html
I'm guessing it's Estonian.
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Can anyone confirm if this is Estonian?The cat spread its wings and flew high into the air, hovering to keep pace with them as they moved cautiously toward the city. Then, as they climbed over the rubble of what had once been a gateway and began to make their way through piles of weed-grown masonry, the cat flew to the squat building with the yellow dome upon its roof. It flew twice around the dome and then came back to settle on Jhary's shoulder. - The King of the Swords
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My first guess was Finnish, but it didn't seem exactly right, so I checked the URL address for the institution hosting the web page I got the info. from, which ended in '.ee' and that's Estonian: www.ee
The corresponding address for a Finnish URL would be: www.fi
Interesting to see how similiar Estonian and Finnish are, actually. :)
It could still be a Finnish language edition, available in Estonia, of course, but virtually all the web pages I've googled for 'Valge Hundi saatus' are Estonian, so I think we're safe enough.
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There are some more here.
Slighter better quality pic of the one you found Berry and a few others, seems to be mostly Elric books, only small scans though.You see, it's... it's no good, Montag. We've all got to be alike. The only way to be happy is for everyone to be made equal.
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Originally posted by AndroManInteresting to see how similiar Estonian and Finnish are, actually. :)
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There are three of these (or at least I have three) and they ARE Elric books, but using traditional covers. I thought when they turned up that they were Finnish, but I agree they are more likely Estonian. I also got another Hebrew edition in the same batch of books sent to me by my agent. The cover just had a picture of a crown on it! Unfortunately, they don't usually say where the books came from -- I get a general batch. There was the new German edition of Dreamthief's Daughter, too -- with an old Whelan cover!Pre-order or Buy my latest titles in Europe:
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Originally posted by spaced_moorcockOriginally posted by AndroManInteresting to see how similiar Estonian and Finnish are, actually. :)
Here is something to illustrate the level of similarity between Finnish and Hungarian:
jأ¶n a vonat = the train is coming (Hungarian)
jأ¶nna vonna = the train is coming (Finnish)
Ah, a proof the languages are similar, eh? Well, the only problem is that "vonat" is train in Hungarian, while in Finnish it is "jأ¶nna"... :lol:
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Originally posted by Michael MoorcockI also got another Hebrew edition in the same batch of books sent to me by my agent. The cover just had a picture of a crown on it!
http://www.bookme.co.il/itempics/692-6.jpg (subtitle is "The First Volume in the Sage of Elric". I assume more volumes are forthcoming).
Here are the other covers in Hebrew:
http://www.bookme.co.il/itempics/32-11001B.jpg (Stormbringer)
http://www.bookme.co.il/itempics/32-11385B.jpg ("Hell's Sword" - Hebrew translation for "The Stealer of Souls". The cover shows a dagger!)
http://www.bookme.co.il/itempics/32-11496B.jpg ("Scroll of the Swords" - Hebrew translation for Corum's Swords trilogy).
The only other book I'm aware of in Hebrew is The Black Corridor, but it's been out-of-print for many years.
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Originally posted by Oren DouekHere is something to illustrate the level of similarity between Finnish and Hungarian:
jأ¶n a vonat = the train is coming (Hungarian)
jأ¶nna vonna = the train is coming (Finnish)
Ah, a proof the languages are similar, eh? Well, the only problem is that "vonat" is train in Hungarian, while in Finnish it is "jأ¶nna"... :lol:
The Fins, of course, are convinced they are far advanced and there's a joke there saying: Do you know what was written on a sign-post on the banks of the Danube (the mighty river flowing through Buda-Pest) when the Huns came there for the first time many centuries ago? No? Well, it said there: All who can read go further North to Finland!
Don't recount this in front of Hungarians unless you know they like you very muchThe least you will get is several hours ex-promptu lecturing about Hungarian literature! Which you can easily extend by remarking that the recent (and only?) Hungarian Nobel Laureate for Literature is a Jew ...
Anyway, I get on pretty well with both tribes avoiding certain subjects and expressing my admiration for their women!Google ergo sum
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I wasn't sure that I got the Finnish spelling exact up there (took it off some websites), so I researched it further a bit and came up with the conclusion that this joke I quoted above (which is quite common in Hungary) has a bit less connection to the truth than what I thought. "Juna" means train in Finnish, which really sounds like "jأ¶n a" ("comes the") in Hungarian. But "comes" seems to be "tuli" in Finnish, which doesn't sound similar to the Hungarian "vonat" then. Oh well, who said that jokes have to be accurate anyway?
Any Finnish speakers here by any chance? :)
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Originally posted by Oren DouekAny Finnish speakers here by any chance? :)
(Sorry couldn't resist. :) )You see, it's... it's no good, Montag. We've all got to be alike. The only way to be happy is for everyone to be made equal.
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