Names for Burbot (Lota Lota) in Mari Dialects Cover Image

Названия налима (Lota Lota) в марийских ­диалектах
Names for Burbot (Lota Lota) in Mari Dialects

Author(s): Elena Voronina
Subject(s): Sociolinguistics, Finno-Ugrian studies
Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus
Keywords: Mari dialects; ichtyonym; burbot (Lota Lota); etymology; naming principles;

Summary/Abstract: The article is about the analysis of the designations of burbot (Lota Lota) in Mari dialects. Tha analysis has allowed to determine six naming units of which one is of Finno-Ugric origin (шамба), two are of Mari orgin (мокшынчо, шiмгол) and one is Russian (налим). The question of the origin of the fish names мен and лямбе remains open.

  • Issue Year: LV/2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 279-284
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Russian