その地域には風変わりな風習が今もなお続いている、とその人類学者は言う。

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English Translation

The anthropologist says odd customs do persist in the region.

Furigana

その地域(ちいき)には風変(ふうが)わりな風習(ふうしゅう)が今(いま)もなお続(つづ)いている、とその人類(じんるい)学者(がくしゃ)は言(い)う。

Romanji

Sono chiiki ni wa fūgawarina fūshū ga ima mo nao tsuzuiteiru, to sono jinrui gakusha wa iu.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

地域 (ちいき)

area; region

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

風変わり (ふうがわり)

strange; eccentric

風習 (ふうしゅう)

custom

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

尚 (なお)

furthermore; still; yet; more; still more; in addition; greater; further

続く (つづく)

to continue; to last; to go on; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin; to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to; to hold out; to keep; to last

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

人類 (じんるい)

mankind; humanity

学者 (がくしゃ)

scholar

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise