Traditional Kazakh and Kyrgyz Vocabulary

Abstract

This article describes the nature of deep-seated cultural linguistic units regarding family traditions in Kyrgyz and Kazakh languages. Taking into consideration this aspect, the comprehensive analysis is based on traditional family dictionary that is a large-scale layer of vocabulary of these two kin languages. Particularly, Kazakh and Kyrgyz names of customs connected with the birth of a child, marriage proposal, wedding, marriage of a son are considered cultural linguistic units connected with national understanding of either people. Old Turkic and Altaic roots of such linguistic units connected with legends of kin peoples are examined from the point of view of the history of language. At the same time, this article describes in detail a lot of national peculiarities existing in the conception of two peoples.