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Endangered Languages and Cultures of Siberia

Udihe

The alder tree girl

In this folktale, a fairy nurses an alder tree into a girl in order for her to look after her baby daughter.

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Udihe

The bear hunt

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A story about the speaker and her husband’s encounter with a bear on the river Dzali.

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Udihe

The bird cherry song

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A children’s ditty traditionally sang while softening bird cherry fruits.

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Udihe

Bird cherry tree shavings in Udihe culture

An account of how to make cherry tree shavings and their range of uses in the Udihe community.

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Udihe

Ginseng hunting

A personal story telling how the Udihe used to hunt for ginseng roots.

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Udihe

How I tamed a roe cub

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A true story about a couple raising an abandoned roe cub.

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Udihe

How Udihe elders used rotten ash tree

An account by an Udihe woman explaining how her community used pieces of rotten ash tree for newborns.

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Udihe

A hunting trip

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A true narrative about an Udihe woman going on a hunting trip on the river with her husband and her son.

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Udihe

My newborn son’s death

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An account of the passing of an Udihe woman’s newborn son.

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Udihe

Running barefoot in winter

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A speaker’s story about an Udihe amusement from her childhood: running around in the cold barefoot.

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Udihe

The seven sisters

A folktale about seven sisters living together. When the eldest turn into an evil spirit, the others must flee.

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Udihe

A tame roe cub named Wasya

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A true story about a roe cub adopted by a couple and raised in their home as a dog.

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Udihe

The bear, the tiger and the man

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A folktale about a bear and a tiger who go in search of a two-legged animal, reputed to be the strongest of all.

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Udihe

The tree with children’s souls

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A legend about how shamans made barren Udihe women pregnant in the past.

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Udihe

The two wives’ song

A traditional performance of a song about a man and his two wives’ travel on the river Dzali.

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Udihe

Nadezhda Kukchenko

1922-2010

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Udihe

Nadezhda Kukchenko

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Image 13th September 2019 Aicha Belkadi
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