Abkhazians in Abkhazia use as their daily language, Abkhazian. The girls that I stay with talk - esp. when I am not around asking questions- in abkhazian. They make jokes, gossip, argue and even see their dreams in abkhazian. I am sure of that because they can not find in Russian dreams dictionaries what they have seen or talked or done....
This is really important since Abkhazian is one of those languages that has come to distinction....
In the outside world I try to catch pieces of conversations. In the bazaar (market) for ex. if both sides of a conversation are Abkhaz they ussually greet in Russian and continue with Abkhazian. Ofcourse the numbers come in Russian since most take basic mathematics in school- in Russian language.
In the university, my lectures go fine since our teachers try hard to not to mix our minds. I have started to respond many questions asked to me in Abkhazian besides I am even capable of giving a toast speech in Russian and reading a poem or singing a song in Abkhazian...
The arguments about the alphabet, whether it should be kept cyrillic or changed to latin is also in question here too. (It is argued in the diaspora too!!!)
By the way, there is a funny Abkhazian rap song!!! Abkhazians do not only make classical or ethnic music in Abkhazian but also pop, rap and children songs....That is another hope for the language...
All about the language issue for now. I still could not find a place so it is boring to write in corners of internet cafes... I hope to add more titles on religion, the city of sokhum, the market and bagrat sinkuba- the famous writer who is jubilee for the 90th birthday is currently taking place... as soon as possible...
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
It should have been a diary!!!
Who said it is not??? I just do not write everyday. I had one of those periods of wishing to do nothing!!! I just feel not like writing...
The basic reason for this is the overload of information. Everything new... everyone new... a completely new life... If I wanna be a good anthropologist than I should be writing more and more each day... But I just do not feel like doing that... What do other ant.s do at such times???
The basic reason for this is the overload of information. Everything new... everyone new... a completely new life... If I wanna be a good anthropologist than I should be writing more and more each day... But I just do not feel like doing that... What do other ant.s do at such times???
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Day6-27.03.2007
Today at last I managed to take the helath report from the policlinic. Well we woke up hard this morning since we sat late at night looking at photos at my computer with the girls and after we talked (do not ask how) with Liza. Sometimes girls do not need same words to communciate- I really can understand her. This is also due to her character- she finds a way to explains herself.
In the morning it was so cold that we were freezing and it was very hard to get up. Anyway we went to the policlinic about 9:30 and we waited for her friend and after she decided not to anymore and applied officially. 150 Rubles for the report. Waited for the signs and that is all, nobody take a look at me. I have not seen "a" doctor. Just as it would be in Turkey.
After I thought I was lae for class and went to demographia. Erkan was not there and I sat and studied Abkhazian. Than Selin called me to say that the teacher decided to make an extra hour so I should come to the university. I hardly found a marshrutka (minibus) to go.
The teacher was kind and she made me read the alphabet and find some sounds such as the "p" and "p," sounds problematic. She made me read many things and told me to write somethings and study well for the things.
We had some kind of "milfoy acapuri" (bцrek) at the corner of telecom. 3 acapuri, pepsi for Selin and juice (sok) for me for 80 Rubles. Also we had some kind of desert that I liked from Adygeya called Kartoska. Selin bought them since I wanted but she could not eat.
Than I went to the hotel and had a bath. After I went to Demographia and met with Selin and Yeliz for a few minutes. (Yeliz- sister of Erdoрan that I had met before). Than went to the university with Erkan and did my registration by giving my papers to Tamara. Tomorrow, Erkan will call the rector and it will be complete. Than we met Sinejan and went to Selin's house to study English. She is really ambitious to learn English. Than we came back home with Liza at 7:30. We had Abista and Akut and ofcourse Cheese!.. I ate so much!!! And after Saide (Saya), the updoor neighbour called us and it appeared that she asked us for dinner. Oh, I had never eaten so much and she made me drink Champein. It was a nice one but half a bottle is too much with all that food!!! At least we could understand each other much more. Vadik- another neigbour and his father was also there. I slept feeling a little dizzy....
In the morning it was so cold that we were freezing and it was very hard to get up. Anyway we went to the policlinic about 9:30 and we waited for her friend and after she decided not to anymore and applied officially. 150 Rubles for the report. Waited for the signs and that is all, nobody take a look at me. I have not seen "a" doctor. Just as it would be in Turkey.
After I thought I was lae for class and went to demographia. Erkan was not there and I sat and studied Abkhazian. Than Selin called me to say that the teacher decided to make an extra hour so I should come to the university. I hardly found a marshrutka (minibus) to go.
The teacher was kind and she made me read the alphabet and find some sounds such as the "p" and "p," sounds problematic. She made me read many things and told me to write somethings and study well for the things.
We had some kind of "milfoy acapuri" (bцrek) at the corner of telecom. 3 acapuri, pepsi for Selin and juice (sok) for me for 80 Rubles. Also we had some kind of desert that I liked from Adygeya called Kartoska. Selin bought them since I wanted but she could not eat.
Than I went to the hotel and had a bath. After I went to Demographia and met with Selin and Yeliz for a few minutes. (Yeliz- sister of Erdoрan that I had met before). Than went to the university with Erkan and did my registration by giving my papers to Tamara. Tomorrow, Erkan will call the rector and it will be complete. Than we met Sinejan and went to Selin's house to study English. She is really ambitious to learn English. Than we came back home with Liza at 7:30. We had Abista and Akut and ofcourse Cheese!.. I ate so much!!! And after Saide (Saya), the updoor neighbour called us and it appeared that she asked us for dinner. Oh, I had never eaten so much and she made me drink Champein. It was a nice one but half a bottle is too much with all that food!!! At least we could understand each other much more. Vadik- another neigbour and his father was also there. I slept feeling a little dizzy....
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