4.2.4. Astern/Aft (question 32)
| Answer |
IPA |
Informants |
| (right) aft |
|
III, VIII |
| astern |
|
II, VII, XIII, XIV |
| fair wind |
|
I, VI, IX |
| following wind |
|
XII, XV |
| from the stern |
|
XI |
| running before
the wind |
|
IV, V, X |
| tail wind |
|
XVI |
The answer running before the wind was a reference to the boat, not to the wind.
4.2.5. Off-Sea Wind (question 33)
| Answer |
IPA |
Informants |
| blowing from the
sea |
|
VII |
| in-wind |
|
VIII |
| on-shore wind |
|
IV, V, XII,
XIV |
| sea-wind |
|
I, II, VI, IX, X,
XI, XV, XVI |
| the wind's in |
|
III,
XIII |
Some of the informants
first thought of the direction where the wind blows from locally and
referred to the four compass points, before they answered with a more
general term. In these cases the second answer was recorded.
4.2.6. Off-LandWind (question 34)
| Answer |
IPA |
Informants |
| coming from the land |
|
VII |
| fair wind |
|
VI |
| from the land |
|
XIII |
| in-shore wind |
|
XII |
| land-wind |
|
I, II, XVI |
| north |
|
XIV |
| north-west (wind) |
|
XI |
| off-shore wind |
|
III, IV, V, VIII, XV |
| off the land |
|
IX |
Informants XI and XIV did not give any
answer other than the specific local direction of the wind when it blows
from the land (cf. 4.2.5). Informant X gave no answer to this question.
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