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November 26

Inscription in COA

What is the inscription in the top and bottom of this emblem? The top is in kazakh and the bottom is in Karakalpak. Please provide the transliteration.--Jeromi Mikhael (talk) 04:34, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

Kazakh: Жер жүзінің еңбекшілері бірігіңдер = جەرءجۇزىنىڭ ەڭبەكشىلرى، بىرىگىڭدەر!

Karakalpak: Бүтин дүнийе мейнеткешлери бирлесинлер = ءبۇتين دۇنىيە مەينەتكەشىلەرى بىرسىڭلەر!

--My another account (talk) 21:47, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Elibank

The Master of Elibank was a significant figure in British politics. How is Elibank pronounced? Is the e short or long, likewise the i? Does "Eli" rhyme with Shelley, or is it like the High Priest? Thank you, DuncanHill (talk) 10:42, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

May G. Williamson, The Non-Celtic Place-Names of the Scottish Border Counties Unpublished PhD thesis , University of Edinburgh, 1942 (p. 100) shows: "ELIBANK (Cad): (80, 9 C): Elebank alias Eleburne, 1595 RMS; Eliebank alias Elieburne, 1601 ib; Elybanck, Blaeu. A personal name Eli, may be the first element"m but no clue to the modern pronunciation.

However, A phonetic dictionary of the English language by Michaelis, Hermann, b. 1867 p. 116 has the first vowel of Elibank as "e", where The key on p. XI says "e [as in] bed". Alansplodge (talk) 14:07, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, I thought it was a short e but wasn't sure if I'd ever heard it said out loud. DuncanHill (talk) 15:38, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

There are several videos of Elibank Castle and Elibank Forest on YouTube, but annoyingly, nobody actually speaks the name (gosh, some unwritten articles there!). Alansplodge (talk) 15:58, 26 November 2018 (UTC)