THE FORMATION OF THE PRONOMINAL SYSTEM IN THE SELKUP LANGUAGE

Bykonya V.V.

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In the article the rendering of the possible way of pronominal system formation in the Selkup language is offered. Interrogative pronouns were historically the names of mythical ancestors. Tabooing of the names caused the use of allegories in form of interrogative, indefi nite, negative pronouns. The substitutes of the names became the key elements of word formation: kaj “duck” (totem); kaj “who”, “what”, “what”; kajdo “why”, “what for”; kajne “nothing”.

Keywords: Selkup language, pronoun, euphemism, spiritual culture

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Issue: 10, 2012

Pages: 65 — 69

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