E. Setelos laiškas J. Endzelynui

In the manuscript of the Lithuanian Language and Literature Institute, K. Būga Fund (Signature F 7—35), there is a letter from the Finnish linguist E. Setela (E. N. Setala, 1864—1935). Judging by the content, it is not addressed to K. Būga, but probably to Latvian linguist J. Endzelyn. This is possible because in the letter E. Setela informs the addressee that he will send the latter’s review of K. Būga’s work to the printing press in the near future. We know that J. Endzelynas published a review of K. Bugas’s “Aesthetical Studies” in the Finnish journal “Anzeiger der Finnisch-Ugrischen Forschungen”. Helsinki 2. 1. 10. Dear Mr. Colleague, I must apologise that I have not expressed my sincere thanks for your review of the Biiga’s work earlier. In recent times I have been very busy, and I have also made many trips; before our Christmas I was sick again. The volumes of the Finnish-Greek Researches have also been destroyed because of many circumstances. Anyway I'm sending Thre review in these days to the printing house. But I would like to know the Lithuanian title of the book, as well as some other notes (publisher, format, volume, price), and therefore I ask you to fill out the attached note. Do you want to see the correction yourself? Is Biiga’s work available in bookstores? The work interests me —to conclude your presentation— very much. I hope that you will continue to provide us with information about Fennica in the Baltic region. The beginning was certainly not very encouraging on our part, but we live in the confidence that we will soon be able to be up to date with our magazine. You ask me whether, in my opinion, Jaunis-Buga’s view that the Baltic loanwords in Finnish exhibit traces of a double accent should be considered as likely in any way. As far as I can judge from your paper, the Jaunis-Buga hypotheses are worthy of consideration and close examination at all, but there seems to be always something in addition to the interesting that is not true. There is hardly a sure example that b, d, g in Finn. to pp, tt, kk. Der Verf. calls takkiainen burdock, but the word is usually called takiainen and seems to owe its mined kk, where it occurs, to the influence of other words; So is Finn. metti(a‘i)nen “Waldtaube’ kaum ein lit. loanword, the corresponding word also occurs in Mordovian and replaces an urspr. ¢ in advance. What may be the case with the words with lit. p t k (Finn. pp, tt, kk or more common p t k), I dare not decide; the examples are, if one eliminates the b d g —examples, somewhat small in number (finnish luokka is probably not < let. I'iiks, but russian Jiyks; finnish ménttid "Quirl' does not exist, the word is minta) and all do not agree with the hypothesis of the Verf:s iiberein. Indem ich Thnen frohliche Weihnachten und ein gutes, gliickliches neues Jahr wiische bin ich Ihr ganz ergebener Emil Setidld Helsingforsas, [19]10.1.2Dear Colleague, I am really ashamed that I have not sent you my sincere thanks for your review of the book. I have been very busy lately and also traveled a lot; before our Christmas I was sick again. The Finno-Ugric study notebooks were also delayed due to many circumstances. However, I will send your review to the printing press in the near future. But I would like to know the Lithuanian title of the book, as well as some other data (publisher, format, volume, price) and therefore I ask you to fill out the attached sheet. Proofreading You probably want to see it yourself? Is it possible to get the book in the bookstore? Judging by your report, I am very interested in the work. I hope that you will also in the 52 future inform us about fennica in the Baltic region. The beginning, of course, was not very encouraging on our part, but we are sure that soon we will be able to be A jour with our magazine. You ask me whether, in my opinion, the opinion of Jaunius-Buga, that the Baltic debtors show traces of double accent in the Finnish language, is plausible. As far as I can judge from your report, the hypotheses of Jaunius-Buga are in general worthy of attention and more detailed study, but it seems that alongside what is interesting, there is always something that is unfounded. There is hardly one true example of Finnish D, dl, g becoming pp, etc, kk. The author calls the burdock takkiainen, but this word is usually called takiainen, and its double kk, where it appears, is probably due to the influence of other words: just as in Finnish. metti(di)nen “forest pigeon” is hardly a Lithuanian loanword; the corresponding word is also in Mordvian and suggests that the original middle sound of the word was ė. As is the case with words with lit. p, f, k (Finnish: pp, tt, kk or more often p, t, k), I do not dare to decide; there are too few examples, if we reject the examples with b, d, g — suom. luokka probably does not exist< latv. hiks, but from rus. JIyKb; suom. mžinttė ‘“mentor” does not exist, the word is pronounced madntd), and all this does not coincide with the author’s hypothesis. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Your Excellency Emilis Setela Translation by N. Čepienė 53