S. Kurilova

On the attribution of putative Yukaghirisms möömö ‘bear’ and khajyһar ‘skis’ in the Yakut language

The article addresses the problem of attributing borrowings in the context of multidirectional contacts. The object of the study is two lexemes of the Yakut language, möömö ‘bear’ and khajy һ ar ‘skis’, which are traditionally regarded as possible Yukaghirisms. The relevance of the work is determined by the fac...