An evaluatıon on the uzbek proverbs detected by armin (hermann) vámbéry

Abstract

In Armin Vámbéry's Cágataische Sprachstudien published in 1867, there are 112 nakıls under the name of Uzbek Turkic Nakıls. The word nakıl is a concept that has the equivalents of makal/metel/nakıl in Turkic dialects and is used for proverbs. Proverbs are one of the most important cultural carriers of a nation, they contain the simplest, most concise use of language and are also reflectors of the culture they belong to. Proverbs can include the reactions of human psychology to various situations, behavioral patterns, show the value judgments that people should have in the formation of their place in society, and express the corrupt and faulty aspects of society in a critical style. In these respects, it is not possible to speak of a single definition or classification for proverbs. Vámbéry also did not make a classification, he numbered the proverbs (nakıls) he collected in his work and indicated the situations for which they were said with a sentence. In this study, the nakyls collected by him were transferred from Arabic to Latin letters, their meanings were given, and the situations for which they were said were specified. In addition, whether nakıls are alive in Contemporary Uzbek Turkic or not is analyzed from the related studies. The existence of nakıls in Turkish has also been traced, and thus, it has been tried to evaluate the basis of cultural unity and language commonality through nakıls. Although it was determined that the majority of naqils live in Uzbek Turkish, only 43 naqils that are not witnessed in the sources compiled byVámbéry.

Keywords

• armin vambery
• uzbek turkic proverbs
• uzbek turkic nakils