Yatylkuts and Kichigilans tell stories in Koryak and Russian

We continued upstream from Kaninglat's fishing camp and set up a camp for cutting firewood. King (depositor) and Kincaid (researcher) ask Yatylkuts and Kichigilans to tell stories in Russian and Koryak. First male voice is Vladimir Yatylkut, interrupted by Dmitri Kichigilan. First female voice...

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Other Authors: Vladimir Yatylkut, Tatiana Yatylkut, Anna Kichigilan, Dmitri Kichigilan, Alexander King, Christina Kincaid
Format: Audio
Language:Russian
English
Published: Alexander King 2001
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Online Access:https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1313538%23
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Summary:We continued upstream from Kaninglat's fishing camp and set up a camp for cutting firewood. King (depositor) and Kincaid (researcher) ask Yatylkuts and Kichigilans to tell stories in Russian and Koryak. First male voice is Vladimir Yatylkut, interrupted by Dmitri Kichigilan. First female voice is Tatiana Yatylkut, asking Alex if he wants tea at about 2min. Anna Kichigilan is telling story at 15:20. 44:13 - New session starts. This is both sides of the cassette. Profession: reindeer herder. Estimated year of death: 2008. Year of birth is estimate. Mother of three daughters. 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. Learned Russian at university and several months in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Fluent in Russian with soft American accent. Many Kamchatkans mistake her for Polish or some other western Slavic woman. Knows a few words of Koryak for social situations.