Hunting traditions in the anthroponymicon of the Evenki
https://doi.org/10.25587/SVFU.2022.13.49.007
Abstract
The publication is devoted to the anthroponymic traditions of the Evenki associated with the vocabulary of hunting. The relevance of the research is due to the need for scientific and applied activities aimed at preserving endangered languages and the growing interest of the young generation of Evenki in the ethnic traditions of naming. The purpose of the research is to determine the specifics of the anthroponymic traditions of the Evenki associated with the vocabulary of hunting. The objectives of the research are the following: to determine the basic worldview concepts associated with the traditions of hunting and visualized in the anthroponymy of the Evenki; identification of the main groups of Evenki «hunting» names according to their etymology; demonstration of word formation in the Evenki anthroponymicon based on agglutination. The research used methods of description, structural and contextual analysis. On the material of historical documents of the XVII century and folklore, the meanings of Evenki names are given, which are literal or figurative characteristics of their owners. As a result of the research, the authors come to the conclusion that the anthroponymic traditions of the Evenki are an important ethnographic source and show the great role of hunting in the economic traditions of the northern Tungus. According to the authors, the «hunting» anthroponymicon of the Evenki clearly demonstrates the high social status of the hunter as a breadwinner for the family and clan. The names of Evenki hunters and folklore characters reflect the unique characteristics of their owners, their skills and specialization in the types and ways of hunting, as well as ritual traditions associated with the hunting culture of the Evenki. The Evenki anthroponymic traditions are a prospective research in various scientific disciplines.
About the Authors
A. N. Varlamov
Institute for Humanities Research and Indigenous Studies of the North SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Varlamov Alexander Nikolaevich – Doctor of Philological Sciences, Leading Researcher of the Department of Northern Philology
Yakutsk
J. A. Varlamova
Institute for Humanities Research and Indigenous Studies of the North SB RAS; M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Varlamova Julia Alexandrovna – laboratory assistant of the Department of Northern Philology; master’s student of Institute of Foreign Philology and Regional Studies
Yakutsk
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Varlamov A.N., Varlamova J.A. Hunting traditions in the anthroponymicon of the Evenki. Arctic XXI Сentury. 2022;(4):86-98. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25587/SVFU.2022.13.49.007
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