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Comparison of Permanent Mandibular Molar Crown Dimensions between Mongolians and Caucasians
Dental Anthropology, 2007 The aims of this study were to compare crown dimensions of mandibular first molars (M1) and second molars (M2) between Mongolians (belonging to the Khalkha-Mogol grouping) and Caucasians (Northern European ancestry) and to attempt to explain any observed
Yuh Hasegawa +4 more
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Exemplary differences: ethnicity, mythic histories, and essentialism in Khovd, Mongolia
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 30, Issue 1, Page 97-114, March 2024.Abstract This article provides an ethnographic account of understandings of ‘ethnic’ difference in Khovd province, Mongolia. It attempts to use said material to challenge the terms of debate within the current concern with ‘essentialism’ in social theory.
Joe Ellis
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Cognitive Science, Volume 48, Issue 3, March 2024.Abstract Human languages vary in terms of which meanings they lexicalize, but this variation is constrained. It has been argued that languages are under two competing pressures: the pressure to be simple (e.g., to have a small lexicon) and to allow for informative (i.e., precise) communication, and that which meanings get lexicalized may be explained ...
Milica Denić, Jakub Szymanik
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Common Lexis for Headgears and Adornments in Khalkha, Buryat, and Kalmyk
Oriental Studies, 2018 The article deals with the lexis denoting headgears and ornaments in the major Mongolic languages, such as Khalkha, Buryat, and Kalmyk. Due to the fact that no profound research in the field had been carried out, it appeared necessary to have a closer ...
Anna V. Mazarchuk
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Oriental Studies, 2018 With evidence from the Kazakh (Zheti Zhargy) and Mongolian (Ikh Tsaaz, Tsaajin Bichiq) codes, the article analyzes legislative and cultural relations between the Mongolian and Kazakh nomadic communities.
Alexander Sh. Kadyrbaev
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Távol-keleti Tanulmányok, 2017 This article deals with one of the most well-known prayers in the practice of Mongolian Buddhism. The text was composed by Luwsandambīǰalcan (T. blo-bzang dam-pa’i rgyal-mtshan), the main figure of Mongolian Buddhism, also known as Öndör gegēn Janabajar,
Zsuzsa Majer
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Ethnic components of Kalmyks and Khazarians according to population genetics
Nomadic Civilization: Historical ResearchThe Mongols have two populations: the Khalkha and the Oirats (eastern and western). The Oirats also have two subpopulations: the Kalmyks and the Kalmaks (Dzungars).
A. M. Tyurin
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In search of the biography and works of Shar Tsorj
Nomadic Civilization: Historical ResearchA biography is a Tibetan spiritual literary genre that tells about progress on the path of Dharma (teaching). It is a spiritual biography or hagiography, and is an abbreviation of nam par thar pa (Tib: རྣམ་ པར་ ཐར་ པ་ rnam par thar pa), which literally ...
D. Narantsetseg
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The Khalkha Mongolian, Buryat and Kalmyk Languages: Common Clothes and Footwear Denoting Lexis
Oriental Studies, 2018 The article deals with the lexis denoting pieces of clothing and footwear in the major Mongolic languages, such as Khalkha, Buryat, and Kalmyk. The research into the historical background and semantics of the lexis in question has shown that the basic ...
Anna V. Mazarchuk
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The Role of Ideophones in Khalkha Mongolian Motion Descriptions
Cognitive SemanticsAbstract In studying ideophones in motion descriptions, this article focuses on Khalkha Mongolian (sov, agglutinative), a verb-framed language (Talmy, 2000) with occasional satellite-framed constructions and a rich inventory of manner verbs (cf. Matsumoto and Badema, 2025). Drawing upon a database of ideophones built within our project and supplemented
Veronika Zikmundová +3 more
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