Ther ...
Christopher Robin seems to think that -ther- explains
why a girl's name is suitable for a boy bear. And now I may
know why. In the German translation of the book, Pooh's name
is Winnie-der-Pu, and der just happens to be the
male form of the German definite article in the nominative
case. Perhaps Christopher Robin knew a bit of German, enough to
know that der is for boys; he just had a little trouble
saying it. Wissen Sie nicht was 'Der' bedeutet? (Don't you
know what 'Der' means?)
Pooh is available
in Esperanto
from Esperanto USA.
I found (in a letter to the editor in the June 14 2004 issue
of Information Week) that
TTFN
did not originate with Tigger! It
was actually coined by
Tommy Handley,
star of a WWII BBC radio show called "It's That Man Again" (AKA ITMA)
which ran from 1939 to 1949.
In January 2004 I came across
POOH FAQ #9
and noted that many of the Esperanto translations of the
character names were incorrect. I submitted my suggestions—
the page was soon updated and I received a nice thankyou
message.
Names used in "Winnie-la-Pu", the translation by Ivy
Kellerman Reed and Ralph A. Lewin, are as follows... except
for Tigger and Jagular. I don't know that "House at Pooh
Corner" was ever translated into Esperanto. In keeping with
the way the other names were translated, my best guess
would be "Tiggro" (Esperanto for "tiger" is "tigro", but we
gotta keep that double-guh!) and "Jagularo" ("jagular" is
like English "jaguar" with an l stuck inside, Esperanto for
"jaguar" is "jaguaro", so).
TTFN!
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| English | Esperanto |
| Christopher Robin | Kristoforo Robin |
| Winnie-the-Pooh | Winnie-la-Pu,
Edvardo Urso,
Urso Pu |
| Piglet | Porketo |
| Eeyore | Ia |
| Tigger | Tiggro |
| Kanga | Kanga |
| Roo | Bebo Ruo |
| Rabbit | Kuniklo |
| Owl | Strigo |
| Heffalump | Hefelanto |
| Jagular | Jagularo |
| Woozle | Vuzlo |
| Wizzle | Vizlo |
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