Viacheslav A Chirikba
Biographic Data
| ID | 5638035 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Viacheslav A Chirikba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Viacheslav A |
| FAMILY NAME | Chirikba |
| SIGNATURE | CHIRIKBA V A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Linguistics |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8967-2767 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
In the Pursuit of the Lost Language
Ubykh, the sister-language of Abkhaz and Circassian, members of the small West-Caucasian linguistic family, is regarded as extinct since the death of its last fully competent speaker, the famous Tevfik Esenç, in 1992. The present paper contains the analysis of the Ubykh linguistic material recorded by the author in Turkey in 1991 from Tevfik Esenç, and in 2009 and 2010 from his younger son Erol, nearly 20 years since his father’s death, including…
Ubykh Personal Names
The paper presents a survey of the system of Ubykh personal names. The traditional structure of Ubykh names was binary, consisting of a surname and a postposed personal name. Alternative structures included a preposed family name plus two or more personal names, or a surname, plus a patronymic, plus a personal name. Besides a few native Ubykh names, the majority of names are “Oriental” (Turkish/Turkic, Arabic, Jewish, Persian, etc.), Circassian o…
Abkhaz Personal Names
The paper presents a study of the Abkhaz personal names. Traditionally, Abkhazians, a Caucasian people living in the Republic of Abkhazia (many Abkhazians live also in Turkey and in some Middle Eastern countries), used a two-name system, consisting, as a rule, of the surname plus the postposed first name. The Abkhaz personal names are analysed with regard to their origin, structure, semantics, and social status. The onomastic system in general, a…
Abaza Personal Names
The paper presents a thorough study of the Abaza personal names. Traditionally, Abazas, a small autochthonous people living in the Karačaj-Čerkes Republic of the Russian Federation, used a two-name system, consisting, as a rule, of the surname plus the postposed first name. The Abaza personal names are analysed with regard to their origin, structure, semantics, and social status. The onomastic system in general, as well as the tradition of naming…
Armenians and Their Dialects in Abkhazia
Abkhaz Loans in Megrelian
The paper presents a thorough investigation of the Abkhaz borrowings in Megrelian, including structural loans, grammatical elements, adjectives, adverbs, numerals, and appellativa (anatomical and medical terms, household items, terms related to husbandry and pasture, floristic and zoological names, religious terms, landscape, food, etc.). The author examines also the cases of the Abkhaz influence on Megrelian onomasticon
Geopolitical Aspects of the Abkhazian Statehood
Abkhaz Personal Names
The paper presents a study of the Abkhaz personal names. Traditionally, Abkhazians, a Caucasian people living in the Republic of Abkhazia (many Abkhazians live also in Turkey and in some Middle Eastern countries), used a two-name system, consisting, as a rule, of the surname plus the postposed first name. The Abkhaz personal names are analysed with regard to their origin, structure, semantics, and social status. The onomastic system in general, a…
Abaza Personal Names
The paper presents a thorough study of the Abaza personal names. Traditionally, Abazas, a small autochthonous people living in the Karačaj-Čerkes Republic of the Russian Federation, used a two-name system, consisting, as a rule, of the surname plus the postposed first name. The Abaza personal names are analysed with regard to their origin, structure, semantics, and social status. The onomastic system in general, as well as the tradition of naming…
Abkhaz Loans in Megrelian
The paper presents a thorough investigation of the Abkhaz borrowings in Megrelian, including structural loans, grammatical elements, adjectives, adverbs, numerals, and appellativa (anatomical and medical terms, household items, terms related to husbandry and pasture, floristic and zoological names, religious terms, landscape, food, etc.). The author examines also the cases of the Abkhaz influence on Megrelian onomasticon
Geopolitical Aspects of the Abkhazian Statehood
Geopolitical Aspects of the Abkhazian Statehood
Abkhaz Loans in Megrelian
The paper presents a thorough investigation of the Abkhaz borrowings in Megrelian, including structural loans, grammatical elements, adjectives, adverbs, numerals, and appellativa (anatomical and medical terms, household items, terms related to husbandry and pasture, floristic and zoological names, religious terms, landscape, food, etc.). The author examines also the cases of the Abkhaz influence on Megrelian onomasticon
Armenians and Their Dialects in Abkhazia
Abaza Personal Names
The paper presents a thorough study of the Abaza personal names. Traditionally, Abazas, a small autochthonous people living in the Karačaj-Čerkes Republic of the Russian Federation, used a two-name system, consisting, as a rule, of the surname plus the postposed first name. The Abaza personal names are analysed with regard to their origin, structure, semantics, and social status. The onomastic system in general, as well as the tradition of naming…
Abkhaz Personal Names
The paper presents a study of the Abkhaz personal names. Traditionally, Abkhazians, a Caucasian people living in the Republic of Abkhazia (many Abkhazians live also in Turkey and in some Middle Eastern countries), used a two-name system, consisting, as a rule, of the surname plus the postposed first name. The Abkhaz personal names are analysed with regard to their origin, structure, semantics, and social status. The onomastic system in general, a…
Ubykh Personal Names
The paper presents a survey of the system of Ubykh personal names. The traditional structure of Ubykh names was binary, consisting of a surname and a postposed personal name. Alternative structures included a preposed family name plus two or more personal names, or a surname, plus a patronymic, plus a personal name. Besides a few native Ubykh names, the majority of names are “Oriental” (Turkish/Turkic, Arabic, Jewish, Persian, etc.), Circassian o…
In the Pursuit of the Lost Language
Ubykh, the sister-language of Abkhaz and Circassian, members of the small West-Caucasian linguistic family, is regarded as extinct since the death of its last fully competent speaker, the famous Tevfik Esenç, in 1992. The present paper contains the analysis of the Ubykh linguistic material recorded by the author in Turkey in 1991 from Tevfik Esenç, and in 2009 and 2010 from his younger son Erol, nearly 20 years since his father’s death, including…
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