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09-18-2017, 12:52 AM
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An Odd Request...Does anyone read handwritten Polish?
Wondering if any of our members can read handwritten polish? It might be russian too. The reason for my request is I have to old pictures with writing on the back of them. They have importance to my family tree.
If you do read either of these languages maybe I could PM you a picture of the writing.
I unfortunately don't read either language. I thought the AO forums might have a translator resource. Couldn't find a translator online that would work with the pictures.
Thanks
Red Bullets
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09-18-2017, 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Red Bullets
Wondering if any of our members can read handwritten polish? It might be russian too. The reason for my request is I have to old pictures with writing on the back of them. They have importance to my family tree.
If you do read either of these languages maybe I could PM you a picture of the writing.
I unfortunately don't read either language. I thought the AO forums might have a translator resource. Couldn't find a translator online that would work with the pictures.
Thanks
Red Bullets
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sand the pict thx
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09-18-2017, 12:11 PM
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Wasn't sure how to post a pic in a PM so I will just post them here and hopefully someone is able to PM me the translations. Thanks for the responses.
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09-18-2017, 12:16 PM
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Seeing the "i" in the writing I know it is not Russian...the Russian alphabet does not have an "i"....could be Polish...they are quite similar so someone who could read either one should be able to translate...I lost my Russian reading ability year's ago.
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09-18-2017, 12:20 PM
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I did make out "Photographs" on the top of the second picture
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09-18-2017, 12:55 PM
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You could try typing it into google translate.
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09-18-2017, 12:18 PM
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That would be Ukrainian language
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09-18-2017, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Bullets
Wasn't sure how to post a pic in a PM so I will just post them here and hopefully someone is able to PM me the translations. Thanks for the responses.
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Possibly one of the Balkans states? Any former CF members here recognize the script?
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09-18-2017, 09:41 PM
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Its not in Slovak for sure. We use latin alphabet.
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09-18-2017, 10:10 PM
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It seems that the letter m has a line above it in several od the words. I believe these are called a macron
Is this wtitten in Kurrent?
Kurrent is an old form of German-language handwriting based on late medieval cursive writing, also known as Kurrentschrift, Alte Deutsche Schrift ("old German script") and German cursive. Over the history of its use into the first part of the 20th century, many individual letters acquired variant forms.
Wiki link here
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurrent
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09-18-2017, 10:16 PM
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my vote is for ukrainian as well. polish is using latin alphabet, this is cyrillic.
btw "i" that is "not russian" as someone mentioned - all depends on the date of the writing. for a while cyrillic had both "i" and "и".
to the OP - sorry while i can understand spoken ukrainian and even can read some, i'm not 100 fluent, and with the quality of the photos i can't be much help
ak-71, belarussian language also using "i". probably some eastern slavik languages as well. maybe bulgarian...
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09-18-2017, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ak77
my vote is for ukrainian as well. polish is using latin alphabet, this is cyrillic.
btw "i" that is "not russian" as someone mentioned - all depends on the date of the writing. for a while cyrillic had both "i" and "и".
to the OP - sorry while i can understand spoken ukrainian and even can read some, i'm not 100 fluent, and with the quality of the photos i can't be much help
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I think Ukrainian still use "i". Older Russian alphabet used another funny letter absent in this text.
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09-18-2017, 10:25 PM
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Ok this is fun...
In Russian cursive, as well as in some others based on the Cyrillic script (for example, Bulgarian), a lowercase Т looks like a lowercase m, and a macron is often used to distinguish it from Ш, which looks like a lowercase w (see Т). Some writers also underline the letter ш to reduce ambiguity further.
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09-18-2017, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ak77
my vote is for ukrainian as well. polish is using latin alphabet, this is cyrillic.
btw "i" that is "not russian" as someone mentioned - all depends on the date of the writing. for a while cyrillic had both "i" and "и".
to the OP - sorry while i can understand spoken ukrainian and even can read some, i'm not 100 fluent, and with the quality of the photos i can't be much help
ak-71, belarussian language also using "i". probably some eastern slavik languages as well. maybe bulgarian...
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You are right about Belarussian, Bulgarian doesn't use "i", I just looked it up.
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09-18-2017, 10:33 PM
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You are right about Belarussian, Bulgarian doesn't use "i", I just looked it up.
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lol, i'm from belarus, i should know 
ukrainian actually using both "i" and "и" and they even sound differently.
OP, the first letter is actually more legible. seems like regular correspondence between friends or family members.
"Comrade Ivan(ko), i hope this letter finds you and your family in good health..." kind of deal.
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09-18-2017, 10:35 PM
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Such an innocent post, yet it uncovered most of FSB agents stationed in Alberta 
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