NAMES OF PERCHING BIRDS IN THE SELKUP LANGUAGE
The paper considers the names of perching birds in the Selkup language. The ornithonyms are systematized and their morphemic divisions let us defi ne their possible initial meaning for the Selkup nation. The aim of the paper is developing nomination characteristics of the considered ornithonyms.
Keywords: Selkup language, names of birds (ornithonyms), nomination characteristics
Issue: 10, 2012
Pages: 76 — 80
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