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The Names of the Badger

(Tutti i nomi del Tasso)


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Esperanto Esperanto Eýrazia melo
Ido Ido (Esperanto reformed in 1907) Daxo
Interlingua Interlingua Taxon

EUROPE - EUROPA

Albany Albanian Baldosa; Vjedulla
Armenia Armenian Prsuk
Belgium Wallon Tasson
Bulgaria Bulgarian Yasovets
Chechenia Chechen Daam
Croatia Croatian Jazavac
Czech Czech Jezevec lesnì
Denmark Danish Grævling
Esthonia Esthonian Mäger
Faeroe Faeroese Grevlingur
Finland Finnish Mäyrä
France French Blaireau
Georgia Georgian Machvi
Germany German Dachs
Greece Greek Asbòs
Holland Dutch Das
Hungary Hungarian Borz
Iceland Icelandic Greifingi
Ireland Irish Broc
Italy Italian Tasso
Latvia Latvian Ãpsis
Lithuania Lithuanian Barsukas
Luxembourg Luxembourgish Duess
Norway Norwegian Grevling
Ossetia Ossetian Zragar
Poland Polish Borsuk
Portugal Portugues Texugo
Romania Romanian Bursuc
Russia Russian Yazvik
Scotland Scots Gaelic Brochlach
Slovak Slovak Jazvec
Slovenia Slovenian Jazbec
Spain Galician Teixon - Teixugo
Spain Galician Porco Teixo - Touron
Spain Catalan Teixó - Toixó
Spain Spanish Tejòn
Spain Basque Azkonarra - Azkon
Sweden Swedish Grävling
Ukrain Ukrainian Barsuk
United English Badger
Vatican Latin Meles meles
Wales Welsh Broch - Mochyn daear

ASIA - ASIA

China Chinese Gou-huan; Huan-zi
Iran Persian Barsukh
Israel Hebrew Gireet Metsuya
Japan Japanese Anaguma
Korea Korean Ohsoree
Mongolia Mongolian Mangessu
Saudi Arabic Ghreir – Anak U’lord
Saudi Arabic Greira - Gureire
Tibet Tibetan Drumpa
Turkey Turkish Porsok

DIALECTS - DIALETTI

England Old English name Bawson
England English dialect Grey - Brock
Italy Abruzzese-Campano Melogna
Italy Lombardo-Emiliano Tàs
Italy Piemontese Tisòn
Romania Gipsy tongue Barsugos - Bersegos
Spain Bable (Asturias) Melandru
Spain Spanish dialect Tajugo - Tachubo
Spain Spanish dialect Tassugo - Tasugo
Spain Spanish dialect Teixón - Teixó
Spain Spanish dialect Teishón - Taxón
Spain Spanish dialect Toixó - Taixó
Switzerland French/Swiss Dialect Tęchon
Switzerland French/Swiss Dialect Tasson - Tachon
Switzerland French/Swiss Dialect Tesson - Taisson

Acknowledgements and References

Many thanks to Victor Bonet-Arboli, Emmanuel Do Linh San, Claudio Gnoli, Péter Kovács, Robert Maier, Tomas Matyastik, Alain Monfort, Paddy Sleeman, Fernando Tejón Rubial, Hans Vink and Jabi Zabala

Reference books were:

  • Do Linh San E (2002) Le blaireau. Eveil Nature, Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente.
  • Ferguson WW (2002) The Mammals of Israel. Gefen, Jerusalem.
  • Mitchell-Jones AJ, Amori G, Bogdanowicz W, Krystufek B, Spitzenberger F, Stubbe M, Thissen J, Vohralík V & Zima J (1999) The Atlas of European Mammals. T e A D Poyser ltd.
  • Ognev SI (1940) Mammals of the U.S.S.R. and adjacent countries. Vol. VI. Israel program for scientific translations, Jerusalem.
  • Toschi A (1965) Mammalia: Lagomorpha, Rodentia, Carnivora, Ungulata, Cetacea. Fauna d'Italia, Vol. VIII, Calderini, Bologna.
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