Book 18. (1 results) Blood Brothers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 26 | 108 | As is View more quotes about often">often the case with the names of the red savages they do not translate simply and directly into a different language. |
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Book 18. (7 results) Blood Brothers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 26 | 105 | "Yes," he said. |
| 26 | 106 | "What is your name?" I asked. |
| 26 | 107 | "Cotanka," said he, "of the Wismahi". |
| 26 | 108 | As is often the case with the names of the red savages they do not translate simply and directly into a different language. |
| 26 | 109 | The expression 'cotanka' usually designates a fife or flute, but it may also be used more broadly to refer to any wind instrument whatsoever. |
| 26 | 110 | Given the cultural milieu involved and the narrower understanding of that expression within that milieu perhaps the best translation, supplying connotations familiar to the red savages, might be 'Love Flute'. |
| 26 | 111 | "It seems," I told the girl, "that you may be permitted to live, at least for a time". |
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"Yes," he said.
"What is your name?" I asked.
"Cotanka," said he, "of the Wismahi".
As is often the case with the names of the red savages they do not translate simply and directly into a different language.
The expression 'cotanka' usually designates a fife or flute, but it may also be used more broadly to refer to any wind instrument whatsoever.
Given the cultural milieu involved and the narrower understanding of that expression within that milieu perhaps the best translation, supplying connotations familiar to the red savages, might be 'Love Flute'.
"It seems," I told the girl, "that you may be permitted to live, at least for a time".
- (Blood Brothers of Gor)