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  • Talossan names
    		• JayHMay 22, 2007 - 11:25
    RE: Talossan names(#408), posted by D. N. Vercáriâ, [IP Hidden], May 23, 2007 - 16:33. Viewed 750 times.
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    D. N. Vercáriâ
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    Citizen #26:
    Dieter N Vercáriâ    		I have to admit that I'm not very deep into German dialects, but in the wider southwestern region where I am living "Hinkel" doesn't mean anything but rooster. Figuratively, calling someone a "Hinkel" isn't strongly pejorative (like coward), it's more like describing some moderate physical fragility.

    I can't explain the giggles of the exchange student, though. It must be some habit that is not related to last names, I guess. ;-)
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