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A different look at the Lutsk Karaim sound system (from the second half of the 19th century on)

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Németh M.

Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis

2011

vol. 128

After endeavouring to examine the grammatical descriptions published in the literature to date and to reconstruct the sound system of the south-western dialect of Karaim as it was presented in the literature, it can certainly be concluded that the matter is far from clear. This is for the simple reason that these works contradict each other at various points. The reason for such discrepancies should be sought in the historical and linguistic backgrounds of the two main centres of the south-western Karaim population, i.e. Lutsk and Halich. Even though these two centres were always in close communication with one another, and the language that was spoken in them originates beyond any doubt from one common root, they remained for centuries under slightly different linguistic influences as a result of the Slavonic languages surrounding them. The present paper aims to present and, where possible, clarify the differences which follow from the studies on the Karaim sound system we have at our disposal. An attempt is also made to identify some differences between the Lutsk and Halich subdialects of south-western Karaim, and explain their origin. Since the grammatical descriptions we are dealing with here and the written sources we are able to work with concern the end of the first half of the 19th century at the earliest, the time scale of our interest is limited to the second half of the 19th and the first four decades of the 20th century.

New perspectives in Karaim etymology? The origin of Lutsk Karaim ḱemec ‘1. soldier; 2. Russian (person)’

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Németh M.

Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia

2013

vol. 18

issue 2

91-103

According to KRPS, ḱemec ‘1. soldier; 2. Russian (person)’ is native Lutsk Karaim. Since the word lacks any cognates on Turkic ground, in the present paper an attempt is made to link the word to Germ. Kamasche ‘gaiters’ and to explain its phonetic shape as being a consequence of the influence of the language of Polish Jews.

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A different look at the Lutsk Karaim sound system (from the second half of the 19th century on)

New perspectives in Karaim etymology? The origin of Lutsk Karaim ḱemec ‘1. soldier; 2. Russian (person)’