TOPONYMS OF TUVA WITH ZOO COMPONENT “BIRDS”

Abstract

Toponyms make up a special wide and rich layer of the Tuvan language vocabulary, as in other languages. They arouse wide interest not only for linguists, but also for researchers in other areas of science, as they play an important role in the study of the history of the small homeland and the way of life of human ancestors, the material and spiritual culture of an entire people. Place names are also closely related to the peculiarities of the native land and its inhabitants: nature, fauna. This article analyzes the toponyms of Tuva with the zoo component kush “bird” and with the names of wild birds, which reflect the diversity of the bird world of Tuva. The material is examples taken from the “Toponymic Dictionary of Tuva” by B.Ch. Ondar [1] and received confirmation during the dialectological and complex expeditions of the author, as well as for the first time the names of toponyms from Sengel (Mongolia), where ethnic Tuvans live.