Apunga serves us traditional blood soup and Koryak conversation

Conversation with Apunga as she serves us traditional Koryak blood soup in her kitchen. Koryak is dominant language. Works in Institute for Advanced Teacher Training, Palana. She was born in a yaranga on the tundra. Also fluent (listening, reading, some writing/speaking) in English and Japanese. Alu...

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Other Authors: Raisa Akuguk, Valentina Dedyk, Anatoly Sorokin, Alexander King
Format: Audio
Language:Russian
English
Published: Alexander King 2013
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Online Access:https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1313311%23
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Summary:Conversation with Apunga as she serves us traditional Koryak blood soup in her kitchen. Koryak is dominant language. Works in Institute for Advanced Teacher Training, Palana. She was born in a yaranga on the tundra. Also fluent (listening, reading, some writing/speaking) in English and Japanese. Alutor level is elementary. Learned Russian as 4th language starting in grad school and extensive residence in Kamchatka (1995 5mos, 1997-98 17 months). Had very good conversational skills by summer 1997 and fluent by early 1998, at least in listening. Has thick American accent. Knows a few words of Koryak for social situation.