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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 10:29 am
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Originally Posted by Palal
The word Nemezkiy/Nimezkiy comes from the Russian word "немой" (nemoy) = deaf.
Actually it means dumb/mute, not deaf - as in these are people who can't speak Russian!
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