Structural and semantic features of proper names of Kazakhs and Tuvans
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https://doi.org/10.25178/nit.2025.2.10Keywords:
anthroponymy; Kazakh language; Tuvan language; bilingualism; lexical-semantic parallel; proper nameAbstract
The article examines personal names of the Kazakhs and Tuvans, analyzing their semantic-lexical parallels and morphological features. Common elements in the structure and semantics of personal names are identified. This comparative study is motivated by an interest in the naming systems of two genetically related Turkic languages, which developed under a shared linguistic situation in the 20th century, shaped by contact with the Russian language.
The sources used include collections of names compiled and published by Kazakh and Tuvan researchers in various editions.
As a result of the conducted analysis, 16 common models of name derivation and 13 semantic groups of personal names were identified. Among the revealed lexical-semantic groups, particular attention is given to personal names derived from names of domestic and wild animals, and items of national and everyday life that reflect the specifics of the nomadic lifestyle and economic activities of the Tuvan and Kazakh peoples. Instances of name changes influenced by the Russian language and Soviet culture are also noted.
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Tuimebayev Zh. K., Kikbayeva A. T. and Suvandii N. D. Structural and semantic features of proper names of Kazakhs and Tuvans. New Research of Tuva, 2025, no. 2, pp. 188-199. (In Russ.). DOI: https://doi.org/10.25178/nit.2025.2.10
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Zhanseit K. Tuimebayev, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Doctor of Philology, Professor, Rector, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
Postal address: 71, Al-Farabi Ave., 050000, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.
E-mail: turkology.ri@gmail.com
Ainur T. Kikbayeva, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Doctoral Student, Departments of Russian Philology and World Literature, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
Postal address: 71, Al-Farabi Ave., Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan.
E-mail: ainurkikbayeva@gmail.com
Scientific supervisor — N. Zh. Shaimerdenova, Doctor of Philology, Professor.
Nadezhda D. Suvandii, Tuvan State University
Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor, Head, Laboratory of Ethnology and Linguoculturology, Dean, Philological Faculty, Tuvan State University.
Postal address: 9B Mongush Sat St., 667010, Kyzyl, Russian Federation.
E-mail: suvandiin@mail.ru
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