The etymological remarks on names of body parts in Dagur

According to linguistic classification, Dagur is one of the archaic Mongolic languages. This language is unique, connected to Old Mongol language Khitan, and it has a close relationship with Manchu and Solon Ewenki—two Tungusic languages. The aim of this paper is to show the uniqueness of Dagur lang...

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Main Author: Khabtagaeva Bayarma
Other Authors: Khabtagaeva, Bayarma
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Dagur
Mongolo-Tungusic linguistic contacts
etymology
names of body parts
Ewenki
Tungusic languages
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11574/203587
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Summary:According to linguistic classification, Dagur is one of the archaic Mongolic languages. This language is unique, connected to Old Mongol language Khitan, and it has a close relationship with Manchu and Solon Ewenki—two Tungusic languages. The aim of this paper is to show the uniqueness of Dagur language through the representation of the names of body parts from etymological aspect. This paper tries to shed light on how body part names may play in the determination of Dagur language’s place among other Mongolic languages

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