Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / The Reflection of Historical and Cultural Contacts in the Dialect Vocabulary of the Sakha Language

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2025 18 (10)
Authors
Malysheva, Ninel V.; Turantaeva, Nina V.
Contact information
Malysheva, Ninel V. : North-Eastern Federal University Yakutsk, Russian Federation; ORCID: 0000-0002-6358-4256; Turantaeva, Nina V. : North-Eastern Federal University Yakutsk, Russian Federation; ; ORCID: 0000-0002-1776-5603
Keywords
Olekminskii Sakha; Yakut dialectology; linguistic contact; Evenki borrowings; Mongolic influence; Russian loanwords; historical lexicon; zoonymy; language and culture; Turkic languages
Abstract

This study investigates the lexical reflection of historical and cultural contacts in the Olekminskii dialect of the Yakut language, based on field data collected during a linguistic expedition in 2022. The analysis focuses on 55 dialectal lexemes, including original Turkic words and borrowings from Evenki, Mongolic, and Russian. The results indicate that Evenki borrowings constitute the largest proportion (49.1 %), followed by Mongolic (24.5 %), Russian (13.2 %), and inherited Turkic vocabulary (13.2 %). Particular attention is paid to semantic, phonological, and morphological adaptation patterns. The findings demonstrate that the Olekminskii dialect reflects a complex history of interethnic interaction and has developed under conditions of sustained linguistic contact. Dialectal lexicon preserves lexical layers linked to traditional economic practices, environmental adaptation, and social interaction, serving as evidence of the region’s ethnolinguistic diversity and cultural memory

Pages
1946–1963
EDN
OZDUFG
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/157521

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