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Introduction. The article examines the onym Megüren (Yak. Möŋürüön < Mögürüön) used as a name of several administrative units in the territory of Yakutia, mainly those included in Meginsky (Yak. Mäŋä) District. The available 17th-century written sources —
Bair Z. Nanzatov, Vladimir V. Tishin
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Image of the Deer-Sun and Ethnonym of the Khori Buryats
. Introduction. The article examines the ethnonym of the largest Buryat tribe — Khori. The absence of universally accepted etymology thereof in Buryat ethnography significantly complicates ethnogenetic studies dealing with earliest ethnic history ...
Nadezhda B. Dashieva
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Names of Tuvan Clan / Tribal Groups Analyzed
Introduction. In recent decades, Tuvans have shown an increasing interest in their clan/tribal histories contained in state archival documents or memoirs of their ancestors preserved in family files. Goals.
Lyubov S. Kara-ool, Igor V. Kormushin
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Though modern linguistics pays great attention to the theory of nomination, in particular to the study of thematic groups, the dialectic names of clothing items are among the least commonly investigated types of words.
Oksana Marunevich, Valentina Kolmakova
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The theme of belonging to the Tatar people in the works of Bekir Choban-zade [PDF]
The works of the outstanding Crimean Tatar poet and scholar Bekir Choban-zade are increasingly attracting the attention of researchers. The poet paid great attention to the theme of “Tatarlyk” in his works – belonging to the Tatar people, this ethnonym ...
Seyran Suleymanov, Ayder Emirov
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Bashkir Onomastic Heritage in the Materials of Linguistic Expeditions in the 1920s–1930s
The article aims to identify and interpret the onomastic material collected in the course of linguistic and general field research in the Tamyan-Katai and Argayash cantons of Bashkiria, carried out by the Academic Center of the People’s Commissariat of ...
Timur G. Mukhtarov
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Hausa ethnonyms, terms indicating a person's origin, ethnic affiliation, or professional or social position, are formed with a prefix ba-in the singujlar and a suffix -aawaa in the plural. This paper provides a detailed specification of the segmental and
Paul Newman
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Syllable Structure in Setswana Personal Names
The study analyses the characteristics of syllables in personal names of the Setswana (Tswana) language (Sotho subgroup of the Bantu languages, Southern Africa).
Boikanyego Sebina +1 more
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De l’ethnonyme « tzigane » et des pièges du politiquement correct
Due to the argument that the traditional reference “Gypsies” has offensive aspects and is therefore politically incorrect, the term “Roma” (“Romanies”) has been in use in the European context since the 1970s. This practice was introduced to the Bulgarian
Kléo Protohristova
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The purpose of the paper is to give an overview of phraseological means incorporating ethnic allusions in the framework of the Spanish world model as a whole and in professional activities in particular.
O. S. Chesnokova
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