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Table 8 Soil type and bed rock related set of Csángó habitat terms, their meanings and English equivalents (literal translations of names are given in parentheses)
| Csángó habitat names | Meanings and English equivalents |
|---|---|
| kő, szikla 2,3 | Boulder, rock (the same) |
| kőpóc 3 | Small grassland patches on flat rock surfaces on rock cliffs (rock shelf) |
| köves hely 2,3 | Rocky area with open vegetation (stony place) |
| palaköves 2 | Place with slates (the same) |
| fehér kő, mészkő 2,3 | Limestone (white rock, limestone) |
| kőcsúszásos hely 2 | Scree (place where rocks slide) |
| kavicsos hely 2 | Area with gravel (gravelly place) |
| agyagos hely 2 | Area with loamy soils (loamy place) |
| nyirkos hely 3 | A damp area often under trees (damp place) |
| iszapos hely 2 | Area with muddy soils (muddy place) |
| homokos hely 2 | Sandy soils (sandy place) |
| lágy / nedves hely 3 | ‘Soils’ of wetlands (soft / damp place) |
| erős, szikár, szikonyos 1,2 | Area with dry soils (strong place / barren / ?) |
| kövér, zsíros hely 1,2 | Nutrient rich area (fat place) |
| sovány, silány hely 1,2 | Nutrient poor area (thin place) |
