Research, Policy and Practice
Table 1 Categories of reindeer, their terminologies, and recommended herd composition (sources: Habeck 2005: 102; Laptander 2010; various archival materials)
From: Reindeer herding statistics in Russia: issues of reliability, interpretation, and political effect
Category | Original Nenets term | Komi term | ‘Official’ (Soviet Russian) term | Recommended composition (in per cent), Komi Republic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Females, over 3 years old | iakhadei | vazhenka | vazhenka | 49 |
Females, 2½ years old | syrei | syritsa/syrycha | netel’ | 11 |
Females, 1½ years old | nialoko-syrei | nialuku-vazhenka | tëlka | 5 |
Female calves, ½ year old | iakhadei suiu | telia-vazhenka | telënok-vazhenka | 14 |
Uncastrated males, over 3 years old | khora | khora | byk-proizvoditel’ | 2 |
Castrated males, over 3 years old | khabt | byk | iezdovoi byk | 9 |
Males, 2½ years old | namna/namnako | namniuku | tretiak | (Subsumed under ‘khora’ and ‘khabt’) |
Males, 1½ years old | nialoko-khora | nialuku-khora | bychok | 3 |
Male calves, ½ year old | khora suiu | telia-khora | telënok | 7 |