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  2. Chukchi language - Wikipedia

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    The Chukchi people have a rich history and culture, which have traditionally centered around war. [6] The Chukchi prize warriors and the fighting spirit that they embody. This emphasis on conflict can be seen in the interactions between the Chukchi and the Russians, which date back to the middle of the seventeenth century and tell of glorious ...

  3. Kamchatkan languages - Wikipedia

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    Kamchatkan (Kamchatic) is a former dialect cluster spoken on the Kamchatka Peninsula. It now consists of a single language, Western Itelmen (also called Western Kamchadal). It had 100 or fewer speakers in 1991, mostly of the older generation. The Russian census of 2010 still reported 80 speakers.

  4. Cultural references to chickens - Wikipedia

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    The Roman gourmet Apicius offers 17 recipes for chicken, mainly boiled chicken with sauce. All parts of the animal are used: the recipes include the stomach, liver, testicles, and even the pygostyle. The Roman author Columella advises on chicken breeding in the eighth book of his treatise, De Re Rustica (On Agriculture). He commented on various ...

  5. Chicken Divan - Wikipedia

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    Chicken Divan. Chicken Divan is a chicken casserole usually served with broccoli and Mornay sauce. It was named after the place of its invention, the Divan Parisien Restaurant at Chatham Hotel in New York City where it was served as the signature dish in the early twentieth century. [1] Its creator was a chef named Lagasi. [2]

  6. Coq au vin - Wikipedia

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    Coq au vin (/ ˌ k ɒ k oʊ ˈ v æ̃ /; [1] French: [kɔk o vɛ̃], "rooster/cock with wine") is a French dish of chicken braised with wine, lardons, mushrooms, and optionally garlic.A red Burgundy wine is typically used, [2] though many regions of France make variants using local wines, such as coq au vin jaune (), coq au riesling (), coq au pourpre or coq au violet (Beaujolais nouveau), and ...

  7. Kamchadals - Wikipedia

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    ] The Kamchadals speak Russian with a touch of local dialects of the aboriginal languages of Kamchatka. The Kamchadals engage in fur trading, fishing, market gardening and dairy farming, and are of the Russian Orthodox faith. [citation needed] The Kamchadal language was a Kamchatka creole with Russian and indigenous elements.

  8. French orthography - Wikipedia

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    French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language.It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles. The spelling of words is largely based on the pronunciation of Old French c. 1100 –1200 AD, and has stayed more or less the same since then, despite enormous changes to the pronunciation of the language in the intervening years.

  9. Chinook Jargon - Wikipedia

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    Chinook Jargon (Chinuk Wawa or Chinook Wawa, also known simply as Chinook or Jargon) is a language originating as a pidgin trade language in the Pacific Northwest.It spread during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and Washington, then to British Columbia and parts of Alaska, Northern California, Idaho and Montana.