Category Archives: Manacles

Chinese grunge band in Mongolia

Posted on 22/07/2012 by khanbaliqist

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布鞋 and шаахайтнууд

Posted on 06/07/2012 by khanbaliqist

Moved to Spicks and Specks.

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Mongolian exclusiveness (or Жижиг Монгол)

Posted on 05/06/2012 by khanbaliqist

Somewhat over a month ago, UB Post published an article by one Siarl Ferdinand on the topic “They are not True Mongols”. Ferdinand says he has heard Mongolians claim many times that “Inner Mongolians (or Buryats, or Kalmyks, or Hazara) … Continue reading →

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Days of the Week in Mongolian and Buryat

Posted on 23/05/2012 by khanbaliqist

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Blind Spots in Chinese Lexicography

Posted on 09/08/2011 by khanbaliqist

Sibagu.com now has a page on how the meaning of 莺/鶯 changed from ‘oriole’ to ‘warbler’ under the influence of Japanese. This topic was covered briefly at a LanguageHat post in January concerning Sinitic Borrowing; now the background evidence is … Continue reading →

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