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HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE FORMATION OF THE TURKIC ETHNONYM

Vestnik Bishkek state university af. K. Karasaev
This study examines the Turkic ethnonym's origins through an interdisciplinary analysis of written monuments and artifacts. First documented in the Turkic Khaganate era (VI-VIII centuries), the term derives from the ancient Turkic root törü- "to arise ...
Rustam Kubanichbek uulu
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Bhutanese or Nepali? The Politics of Ethnonym Ambiguity

South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 2021
For the group of Nepali-speaking refugees who fled Bhutan in the early 1990s, there exists no consensus ethnonym, but rather multiple terms—‘Nepali’, ‘Bhutanese’ and ‘Lhotshampa’.
Andrew Nelson, K. Stam
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Ethnonym or Ethnopholism?

Anthropology & Archeology of Eurasia, 1992
Recently in Mordovia, there is renewed talk of the ethnonym "Mordva," its origin and usage—not only in spoken word, but also in radio and television broadcasts in the local and even in the central press, owing to the revived interest in national processes and relations between nationalities.
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ON THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ETHNONYM OF THE ABORIGINES-TURKICS OF WESTERN SIBERIA (SIBERIAN TATARS)

Iasaýı ýnıversıtetіnіń habarshysy
This article highlights the origin of the West-Siberian Turkic ethnonyms of Siberian Tatars. Studies of the latest decades allow us to concretize many questions about the origin of the Siberian Tatars.
R. A. Vafeev, F. Yerekhanova, N. Omarov
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Lithuanian toponyms of ethnonymic origin

Proceedings of the International Conference on Onomastics ”Name and Naming”., 2022
The aim of this article is to discuss the formation of toponyms derived from ethnonyms in the southern part of Lithuania, known as Southern Aukštaitija (‘Southern Highlands’). This semantic group of toponyms differs from base words in both characteristic and meaning.
Ilona Mickienė, Rita Baranauskienė
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On the etymology of the ethnonym orochе̄n

Theoretical and Applied Linguistics
This interdisciplinary research attempts to identify the primary origin of the ethnonym orochе̄n, which is a native name (endonym) of the Evenki local groups of Russia and China.
Alexander N. Varlamov, Yulia A. Varlamova   +1 more
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Tiläw: An Etymology of the Ethnonym and Its False Parallels

Bulletin of the Irkutsk State University Geoarchaeology Ethnology and Anthropology Series
In the article it is analyzed an origin of the ethnonym Tiläw, found in sources not later than 16th century and ерут attested in different corresponding phonetic variants among the tribal and clan nomenclature of Bashkir, Kazakh, Karakalpak, Uzbek ...
B. Nanzatov, V. Tishin
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Phonikes: The History of an Ethnonym

Rivista di Studi Fenici, 2023
The etymology of Greek Phoinikes points towards an Indo-European root, despite other proposed origins cannot be ruled out with absolute certainty. The original meaning of the noun does not seem to have connection either with the Phoenician purple dye or with the colour purple.
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The value dimension of the discussion about the ethnonym “Crimean Tatars / Kyrymly” in a modern ethnic context

Crimean Historical Review
The article discusses the theoretical aspects of the analysis of the phenomenon of ethnonyms, their typology and functional significance. The author substantiates the consolidating importance of endoethnonyms, their necessity for the formation of the ...
Alime I. Apselyamova
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Translating Ethnonyms in Inuit Bibles

The Bible Translator, 2022
This study examines the translation of ethnonyms in Inuit Bible translations. An overview of the meanings associated with the concept of ethnicity is provided, followed by an introduction to Inuit languages and the history of Inuit Bible translation.
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