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Names for slings worldwide and among tribes?
May 13^th, 2010 at 7:54pm

Hey, I was thinking that we should comprise a list of different names for slings from different languages and peoples around the world. I only know 2 myself, so I am hoping to get some assistance with this.

1. Honda, South American I believe, Peru to be exact.

2. Moclar, the Bedouin name for a sling.

I am sure there are many others, and feel free to correct the two I listed. I am curious about what native americans called this weapon and what other tribes and peoples call it, hope you guys/gals know more than I do, thanks.

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Timothy Potter Senior Member Offline Posts: 340 Idaho Gender:	Re: Names for slings worldwide and among tribes? Reply #1 - May 13^th, 2010 at 11:19pm http://www.slinging.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sling_in_Different_Languages That should get you off to a good start. -Timothy Potter
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Masiakasaurus past-moderator Offline mah-SEE-a-kah-SOR-us Posts: 6069 Alabama, USA Gender:	Re: Names for slings worldwide and among tribes? Reply #2 - May 14^th, 2010 at 12:13am In addition to the classical arabic "miclaa" in the wiki is "moclar", the modern name.
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LukeWebb Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 801 New Brunswick Canada Gender:	Re: Names for slings worldwide and among tribes? Reply #3 - May 14^th, 2010 at 12:43am Wow, I have never really made use of wiki before, that is an excellent article. If we don't already, shouldn't there be a list of names for slings in the history of slinging or guides sections?
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Reply #4 - May 14^th, 2010 at 5:49am

LukeWebb wrote on May 13^th, 2010 at 7:54pm:

Hey, I was thinking that we should comprise a list of different names for slings from different languages and peoples around the world. I only know 2 myself, so I am hoping to get some assistance with this.

1. Honda, South American I believe, Peru to be exact.

Honda is Spanish. Most of the sling users are pre-Columbian and call it a Waraq'a, or Huaraca, at least iin Quechua., I don't know about Aymara. Maybe Rockman knows a few more from down there?

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Reply #5 - May 14^th, 2010 at 7:19am

wanderer wrote on May 14^th, 2010 at 5:49am:

LukeWebb wrote on May 13^th, 2010 at 7:54pm:

Hey, I was thinking that we should comprise a list of different names for slings from different languages and peoples around the world. I only know 2 myself, so I am hoping to get some assistance with this.

1. Honda, South American I believe, Peru to be exact.

Honda is Spanish. Most of the sling users are pre-Columbian and call it a Waraq'a, or Huaraca, at least iin Quechua., I don't know about Aymara. Maybe Rockman knows a few more from down there?

Check this http://books.google.de/books?id=tOj-880WDY8C&pg=PA160&lpg=PA160&dq=aymara+honda&...

The Aymara word for a woven sling, according to this dictionary, seems to be q'urawa. The verb "to sling" is q'urawaña (the ' denotes a glottal stop).

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Reply #6 - May 27^th, 2010 at 1:12pm

I had contact to a specialist in Andean languages (thanks very much to her!).

She informed me that the Uru (northern part of the Uru-Chipaya people on Lake Titicaca) word for the sling is "kista" or "k'ista".

The inhabitants of the southern villages of the Uru-Chipaya use the Aymara word q'urawa (they have lived in close contact to the Aymara for a long time).

I tried to add this to the "slings in different languages" Wiki section, but it was obviously too difficult for me. Embarrassed

Btw, the Portuguese word is not "arremesso de funda", afaik, but just "funda", as in Latin. If somebody feels qualified to change it...

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Noch weiz ich an im mere daz mir ist bekant
einen lintrachen slouch des heledes hant
do badet er in dem blvote des ist der helt gemeit
von also vester hvte daz in nie wafen sit versneit.

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xxkid123 Past Moderator Offline Hallo, ich heiße kartoffel Posts: 4807 new to california Gender:	Re: Names for slings worldwide and among tribes? Reply #7 - May 27^th, 2010 at 3:26pm there was some word for the sling in Tibet- my friends dad said he used to use them. i'll go ask around
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Re: Names for slings worldwide and among tribes?
Reply #8 - May 28^th, 2010 at 6:42am

Fundibularius wrote on May 27^th, 2010 at 1:12pm:

I had contact to a specialist in Andean languages (thanks very much to her!).

She informed me that the Uru (northern part of the Uru-Chipaya people on Lake Titicaca) word for the sling is "kista" or "k'ista".

The inhabitants of the southern villages of the Uru-Chipaya use the Aymara word q'urawa (they have lived in close contact to the Aymara for a long time).

I tried to add this to the "slings in different languages" Wiki section, but it was obviously too difficult for me. Embarrassed

Btw, the Portuguese word is not "arremesso de funda", afaik, but just "funda", as in Latin. If somebody feels qualified to change it...

OK. Made the changes. Let me know if you don't like it Wink

xxkid123: There's a word for sling in Tibetan? I'd never have guessed

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kuggur slingdog Ex Member	Re: Names for slings worldwide and among tribes? Reply #9 - May 29^th, 2010 at 4:38pm Here is one that´s not in the list; slöngvi (Icelandic), literally means hurler/thrower.
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Re: Names for slings worldwide and among tribes?
Reply #10 - Jul 25^th, 2010 at 12:35pm

A word for sling in Tibetan: In the Northern dialect where I live (Amdo Tibetan) it is called ar dja. Tibetan nomads herding sheep and yak still use the sling everyday, so it is a very common word. I am not sure how to enter the Tibetan name here in this forum, but I can maybe make a picture of the name ar dja in Tibetan.

We are also using another name for the sling in Chinese, because we have translated this name from Tibetan in Chinese. We say: 尔恰 (er qia) and/or 抛石鞭 (paoshi bian). 尔恰 being the literal translation from Tibetan and 抛石鞭(= 'rock whip' in ENG) the Chinese name describing the sling.

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