Kurpian

English Etymology From en Kurpie -an. Pronunciation en /ˈkɜːpiən/ RP Noun A person from or native to the Kurpie region of Poland. en 1939 Popular Art in Poland Louise Llewellyn Jarecka The Geographical Magazine 8 5 https://archive.org/details/geographical-magazine_1939-03_8_5/ 349 https://archive.org/details/geographical-magazine_1939-03_8_5/page/356/mode/1up The Kurpians are a people of distinctive characteristics, with manners and speech of their own, and a highly original and elegant costume. en Czesław Halski 1992 Folk Music in Poland: Songs, Dances, Instruments: a Study of Their Origins and Their Development London Polish Cultural Foundation https://archive.org/details/folkmusicinpolan00hals/ 42 https://archive.org/details/folkmusicinpolan00hals/page/42/mode/1up 085065226X The Kurpians and some of the Mazovians put such an emphasis on the penultimate note of the song that the last note becomes almost inaudible. Translations Polish: pl Kurp m, pl Kurpianka f Adjective - Of, from, or pertaining to the Kurpie region or its people. en Charles Holme Maryan Wawrzeniecki Peasant Art in Russian Poland 1912 Peasant Art in Russia London Studio https://archive.org/details/peasantartinruss00holmuoft/ 39 https://archive.org/details/peasantartinruss00holmuoft/page/39/mode/1up The Lowicz, the Opoczynski districts, together with Podlasie and the Kurpian country (i.e. the region of great forests) are the chief strongholds of weaving. en Margaret Read MacDonald 1992 The Folklore of World Holidays Detroit Gale Research https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780810375772/ 462 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780810375772/page/462/mode/1up 081037577X Farmer Polescuk, clad in rough linen, led, driving his two horses hitched to a plow that was held by a robust peasant. An elderly woman in Kurpian dress, adorned with amber beads of her own manufacture followed, carrying a consecrated candle. en Wightman, Alistair, author 1999 Karol Szymanowski: His Life and Work London, [England] ; New York, New York Routledge https://archive.org/details/karolszymanowski0000wigh/ 322 https://archive.org/details/karolszymanowski0000wigh/page/322/mode/1up 1351561375 Szymanowski started another 'occasional' work — unique in his output — in the summer months of 1928. This was the a capella elaboration of six Kurpian folk-songs. Translations Polish: pl kurpiowski