PROBLEMS OF THE BURTAS’ ETHNO-LINGUISTIC AFFILIATION ACCORDING TO ONOMASTIC DATA
Belenov Nikolai Valer'evich
Samara State Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities
Abstract. The article addresses the problem of the ethnical origin of the medieval Burtas and their language from the onomastic viewpoint. The author analyzes the basic conceptions of the Burtas’ ethno-linguistic origin adopted by the domestic historiography. Relying on toponymical and ethnonymical data the researcher proposes a hypothesis of the Burtas speaking Mongolian.
Key words and phrases: этноним "буртасы", ономастика, топонимика, этнонимика, этноязыковая принадлежность, ethnonym "Burtas", onomastics, toponymy, ethnonymics, ethno-linguistic affiliation
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