EXPRESSION OF TOOLS AND METHODS OF CATCHING WILD ANIMALS AND FISH IN THE TUVAN LANGUAGE: HISTORY AND MODERNITY

Abstract

Hunting and fishing play an important role in the life of Tuvans. Each hunting and fishing season has its own types and methods of hunting and fishing. A person engaged in these types of economic activities knows exactly when, where and how to hunt a particular animal, where and how to catch a particular fish. For residents of some areas of Tuva engaged in hunting and fishing, this type of economic activity is considered professional. Consequently, this layer becomes a special (professional) vocabulary. Thus, the researchers are faced with an important task of collecting and systematizing language units related to hunting and fishing vocabulary as a section of the economic culture of the Tuvans. The main purpose of this article is to analyze the vocabulary of hunting and fishing. The results of the study indicate that some tools and methods of hunting animals and catching fish existed in ancient times and have survived to the present day.