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while searching for articles on the nenets culture, i came across some traditional nenets riddles. some of the answers can be quite difficult to guess unless one has lived in the tundra, or at least has a good grasp on the peculiarities of the nomadic reindeer-herding lifestyle and can imagine it in detail.

(interestingly, riddle-solving is a very popular pastime for the nenets, much as it used to be for the ancient anglo-saxons)

( nenets riddles )