Summary: | Bronislaw Pilsudski (1866-1918), a Polish ethnologist, much contributed to the ethnological and linguistic studies on the aboriginal peoples of Sakhalin and Amur region. His Tungusic materials have been collected in a single volume by the recent publication of Majewicz (2011). The collection covers three Tungusic languages, and each section includes the following materials2: (A) Uilta (Orok) a. A grammatical sketch (in Polish/Russian) (cf. Tsumagari 1987 as a commentary and evaluation). b. Texts (with Polish/Russian translation): 16 riddles, a folktale “A rat mother and a frog mother”, 4 songs, fragmental legends and short phrases. c. An Uilta-Polish glossary (2730 entries with 332 personal and place names) (cf. Tsumagari 1985 as a general commentary and evaluation). (B) Olcha (Ulcha, Ulchi) a. An Olcha-Polish glossary (1540 entries with 124 personal and place names) . b. Texts: a prayer, 14 riddles, 2 songs and a legend. (C) Nanai (Gold) a. A Nanai-Russian glossary (about 1050 entries including personal and place names) with 26 riddles. Note on Research
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