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Bakbakwalanooksiwae and Winalagilis

Chinese translation: 北方食人肉戰士

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English term or phrase:	Bakbakwalanooksiwae and Winalagilis
Chinese translation:	北方食人肉戰士
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05:56 Aug 8, 2008

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English term or phrase: Bakbakwalanooksiwae and Winalagilis

The central feature of the winter or ‘cedar bark dance’ was the possession of the initiate by spirits such as those of Bakbakwalanooksiwae, the man-eating spirit, or Winalagilis, the warrior spirit.

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北方食人肉戰士

Explanation:
BakbakwalanooksiwaeBakbakwalanooksiwae is the primary figure in the Kwakiutl Hamatsa ceremony. His name means 'Great Cannibal at the North End of the Earth.
www.pantheon.org/articles/b/bakbakwalanooksiwae.html - 8k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

The Serpent in Kwakiutl Religion. A Study in Primitive Culture ...Winalagilis the war god and Baxbakual-anuxsiwae the canibal monster. Light and darkness; life and death. Kantsoump and Qaneqelaku. ...
www.antiqbook.nl/boox/nij/6060.shtml - 4k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Indian Mythology - Secret Societies And Their Tutelaries... originated as warrior fraternities among the Kwakiutl, whose two most famed tutelaries are the Cannibal and Winalagilis, the Warrior of the North. ...
www.oldandsold.com/articles26/indian-mythology-66.shtml - 15k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

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均不译

Julia Zou

北方食人肉戰士

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bakbakwalanooksiwae and winalagilis

北方食人肉戰士

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bakbakwalanooksiwae and winalagilis 均不译

Explanation:
可保留英文不译，后面可用括号进行解释。解释内容分别为： the man-eating spirit和the warrior spirit

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Note added at 11 mins (2008-08-08 06:08:46 GMT)
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这两个单词应该也是来自于Kwakuitl/Kwakwaka'wakw （夸奇乌托族国/夸夸嘉夸族国）语言。如果音译的话最好知道这种语言对这两个单词的发音，所以最好不译。

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Note added at 19 hrs (2008-08-09 01:50:16 GMT)
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除了Kwakuitl/Kwakwaka'wakw 这里两个单词找到了比较固定的音译，你在这里问的其它几个单词都没有固定统一的音译。在这种情况下，最好采用不译的方式。

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Note added at 2 days3 mins (2008-08-10 06:00:34 GMT)
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如果根据英文发音音译，bakbakwalanooksiwae可译为“巴克巴可瓦拉奴克斯维（Bakbakwalanooksiwae）”, winalagilis可译为“维纳拉吉里斯（Winalagilis)".

Julia Zou
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Local time: 02:26
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