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Post by alientude on Mar 6, 2021 21:03:44 GMT
I have a Chitlange khukuri from GGK that I want to do a review of, but I don't really know how to pronounce Chitlange. Any have any suggestions?
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Post by pgandy on Mar 6, 2021 23:34:13 GMT
I can tell you that the Hindi pronunciation is different than English. I don’t know how to describe it but in English Chi’-ta-lane is close. Chitlange is Hindi and is pronounced strangely, my tongue won’t work that way. That’s the best I can do. Maybe someone else will chime in.
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Post by alientude on Mar 6, 2021 23:58:26 GMT
Hmm...I was thinking I'd pronounce it Chit-long-ay. Looks like I was way off. Thanks.
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Post by alientude on Mar 7, 2021 16:21:26 GMT
That clears it right up! Probably. For somebody else.
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Post by bruntson on Mar 7, 2021 21:52:27 GMT
Here is a review of a Chitlange by Canadian Domonic Cheung who also speaks Chinese. Around the 47 second mark you can hear Domonic pronounce Chitlange.
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Post by Murffy on Mar 7, 2021 23:23:30 GMT
What's the difference between a Chitlange and a Sirupate?
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Post by bruntson on Mar 8, 2021 3:41:04 GMT
The Chitlange is more ornate as it was orginally developed as a trade knife with India. The blade is straighter and features a beautiful main fuller. There is ornate carving on the handle and the endcap. The Sirupate can be found in a wider range of sizes espicially in the smaller size.
Both are lightweight for their size and feature speed and balance over heft.
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Post by soulfromheart on Mar 8, 2021 13:16:33 GMT
As both are more of the "fighting khukuris" type, the Sirupate is the one if you want something more multi-purpose, the Chitlange is the one if you want something more dedicated to fighting.  (Notably, Kailash's new Chitlange model was specifically made with the latter mentality in mind to better distinguish the two.) Personally, I love it but the "razor-like feeling" of handling (it is VERY light) might not be to everyone's taste (my wife actually prefers the Limbuwan from GGK and its more "choppy" feeling). Something funny I learned by buying both Limbuwan from GGK and Chitlange from Kailash is that...they are almost the same really (except the said narrower razor-like Chitlange blade), down to the handle carvings and blade decorations. Seeing as one of Kailash smith has been Purna's apprentice, it actually makes a lot of sense when you think about it. |
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Post by Murffy on Mar 8, 2021 19:02:10 GMT
Thanks, folks, for the info. Aesthetically, I like the Chitlange/Sirupate look better than the fat belly designs.
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Post by kailashblades on Dec 16, 2022 8:28:25 GMT
My Nepali is pretty rubbish but the guys pronounce it Chit-lahng-eh. Chit kind of halfway between "ship" and "cheep". Lang with a very soft a almost like lung. It's hard to phoneticize with the variety of people's accents. As both are more of the "fighting khukuris" type, the Sirupate is the one if you want something more multi-purpose, the Chitlange is the one if you want something more dedicated to fighting. (Notably, Kailash's new Chitlange model was specifically made with the latter mentality in mind to better distinguish the two.) Personally, I love it but the "razor-like feeling" of handling (it is VERY light) might not be to everyone's taste (my wife actually prefers the Limbuwan from GGK and its more "choppy" feeling). Something funny I learned by buying both Limbuwan from GGK and Chitlange from Kailash is that...they are almost the same really (except the said narrower razor-like Chitlange blade), down to the handle carvings and blade decorations. Seeing as one of Kailash smith has been Purna's apprentice, it actually makes a lot of sense when you think about it. On my workshop trip this year I got to do a fair bit of comparative testing with our chitlanges and found them a little light too- we ended up updating the specs on them. With a bit more beef at the base of the blade we can keep it just as fast and controllable at the tip but with a more satisfying presence in hand. Might have to correct you re: apprenticeship though. While Bikram (and now Mahesh) have both worked at GGK at some stage in their careers, neither of them apprenticed under him. I'm sure they learned a lot there though for sure. It's understandable that the two blades are pretty similar- they're both based off the same traditional style though there'd plenty of variance to be found in other examples. When I was doing the pattern drawings I was using Kailash Limbu's blade in particular as a reference- maybe GGK did too. |
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