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Term: fresh water and bitter water

fresh water and bitter water

The Greek that is translated into English as “fresh water and bitter (or: brackish) water” is translated into Yatzachi Zapotec as “sweet water and hard water” and in Mezquital Otomi as “clean water and water that is bitter” (source: Ellis Deibler in Notes on Translation July, 1967, p. 5ff.).

Language: Mezquital Otomi · Yatzachi Zapotec

Verse: Jas 3:11

Source: Ellis Deibler (SIL)
Notes on Translation

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