About the typological links between the Kalmyk and Balkar folklore (case study of child songs)

Authors

  • Tamara G. Basangova Kalmyk Institute for Humanities, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Bayrta B. Mandzhieva Kalmyk Institute for Humanities, Russian Academy of Sciences

Keywords:

Kalmyk folklore; Balkar folklore; cumulation; typology

Abstract

Article analyzes the child folklore pieces "I have been walking in bright lunar night” (Kalmyk) and "I have been walking and walking and found some wool” (Balkar). These examples show the typological links between the Kalmyk and Balkar verba traditions, reveal common elements in texts.

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Published

31.08.2015

How to Cite

Basangova, T. G. and Mandzhieva, B. B. (2015) “About the typological links between the Kalmyk and Balkar folklore (case study of child songs)”, The New Research of Tuva, 3. Available at: https://nit.tuva.asia/nit/article/view/8 (Accessed: 19.05.2024).

Issue

No. 3 (2015)

Section

Nomads of the Asian continent

Author Biographies

Tamara G. Basangova, Kalmyk Institute for Humanities, Russian Academy of Sciences

Doctor of Philology, leading researcherof Departmentof folkloreand gangaramaya

Bayrta B. Mandzhieva, Kalmyk Institute for Humanities, Russian Academy of Sciences

Candidate of philological Sciences, head of Department of folklore

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