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“Tin kàstüballik tùttär ilimga?” How many fish do
you catch in each net in the night?
“Ilimga ounak bàlik bar.” About ten or so in
each net.
“Oshugoi bult. Turär balik do?” Good catch. Is it
standing fish?
“Baigal-balik böhölak ili kimbilär aiam balik.” It may
be sea-fish or, who knows, travelling fish.
“Balik dàkken do?” Have you any fish?
“Balik dakbin.” We have fish.
“Balikken àtteliggen do?” Do you sell fish?
“Attelibben.” I sell.
“Kastiberan tchurtsiska bérebin sisbalik.” I give 4
roubles for 100 fish.
“Söpshäki.” It is cheap.
Monotonous conversation, you will say. Yes, but it was
almost the only kind which I heard among the
fishing-natives on the lower Lena. If you want to end the
interview, you use the corrupt Russian: “Prostée!” Good-bye!
The following may be regarded as a typical conversation
on the subject of hiring reindeer. The traveller probably
begins the bargaining about the reindeer-driving (tabba-aien)
thus:—
“Tabba lakken do?” Have you reindeer?
“Tabba lakkbin.” We have reindeer.
“Tabba nada do?” Do you need reindeer?
“Nado.” We do need (reindeer).
“Töhö tabba nado?” How many reindeer do you need?
“Méheka surbá bes tabba nado sergalin lompalin
shummin bölin.” I need 25 reindeer with sledges and covering
(over the luggage) and ropes (6 fathoms to make fast the
luggage).
“Kielakkin do?” Have you people?
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