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Yakut
Yakut or Yakutian may refer to: * Yakuts, the Turkic peoples indigenous to the Sakha Republic * Yakut language, a Turkic language * Yakut scripts, Scripts used to write the Yakut language * Yakut (name) * Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic * Yakutian Laika, a dog breed from the Sakha Republic * Yakutian cattle, a breed from the Sakha Republic * Yakutian horse, a breed from the Sakha Republic * Central Yakutian Lowland The Central Yakutian LowlandJohn Kimble (ed.), ''Cryosols: Permafrost-Affected Soils'' or the Central Yakutian Lowlands (; ), also known as the Central Yakut Plain or the Vilyuy Lowland, is a low alluvial plain in Siberia, Russia. Administrati ... See also * * Yaqut (other) {{Disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakuts
The Yakuts or Sakha (, ; , ) are a Turkic ethnic group native to North Siberia, primarily the Republic of Sakha in the Russian Federation. They also inhabit some districts of the Krasnoyarsk Krai. They speak Yakut, which belongs to the Siberian branch of the Turkic languages. Etymology According to Alexey Kulakovsky, the Russian word was taken from the Evenki , while Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer claims the Russian word is actually a corruption from the Tungusic form. According to ethnographer Dávid Somfai, the Russian ''yakut'' derives from the Buryat ''yaqud'', which is the plural form of the Buryat name for the Yakuts, ''yaqa''. The Yakuts call themselves , or (Yakut: , ) in some old chronicles. All of these are derived from a word related to Turkish '' yaka'' (geographical edge, collar) referring to the Yakuts' remote position in Siberia. Origin Early scholarship An early work on the Yakut ethnogenesis was drafted by the Russian Collegiate Assessors I. Evers an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakut Language
The Yakut language ( ), also known as the Sakha language ( ) or Yakutian, is a Siberian Turkic language spoken by around 450,000 native speakers—primarily by ethnic Yakuts. It is one of the official languages of the Sakha Republic, a republic in the Russian Federation. The Yakut language has a large number of loanwords of Mongolic origin, a layer of vocabulary of unclear origin, as well as numerous recent borrowings from Russian. Like other Turkic languages, Yakut is an agglutinative language and features vowel harmony. Classification Yakut is a member of the Northeastern Common Turkic family of languages, which also includes Shor, Tuvan and Dolgan. Like most Turkic languages, Yakut has vowel harmony, is agglutinative and has no grammatical gender. Word order is usually subject–object–verb. Yakut has been influenced by Tungusic and Mongolian languages. Historically, Yakut left the community of Common Turkic speakers relatively early. Due to this, it diverge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakutian Cattle
Yakutian cattle, Саха ынаҕа (Saxa ınağa) in the Sakha language, are a cattle landrace bred north of the Arctic Circle in the Republic of Sakha. They are noted for their extreme hardiness and tolerance towards freezing temperatures. Description Yakutian cattle are relatively small in size. The cows stand between high at the withers and reach a live weight of ; bulls reach a height of and weigh . They have short, strong legs and a deep but relatively narrow chest. The dewlap is well-developed.Juha Kantanen (30 December 2009)″Article of the month – The Yakutian cattle: A cow of the permafrost.″ ''GlobalDiv Newsletter'', 2009, issue no. 12, pp. 3–6. 1 picture. Retrieved 30 June 2013.L.K. Ernst, N.G. Dmitriev (1989): ″Yakut (Yakutskii skot).″ In: N.G. Dmitriev, L.K. Ernst (eds.) (1989)FAO Animal Production and Health Paper 65. FAO Corporate Document Repository, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakut Scripts
There are 4 stages in the history of Yakut writing systems: * until the early 1920s – writing based on the Cyrillic alphabet; * 1917–1929 – Novgorodov's writing system, which is based on the Latin alphabet; * 1929–1939 – a unified alphabet on the Latin basis; * since 1939 – writing based on the Cyrillic alphabet. Early Cyrillic At the end of the XVII century records of Yakut words were made, and in the 19th century. A number of Cyrillic alphabets emerged. So, in the second edition of the book by Nicolaes Witsen’s “Noord en Oost Tartarye” (''Northern and Eastern Tataria''), with a translation of the prayer “ Our Father” into the Yakut language and some of the Yakut vocabulary, written in an approximate transcription in Latin, was published in 1705. The first real Yakut alphabet appeared in 1819 along with the translation of theСокращенный катехизис (Abridged Catechism) published in Irkutsk. According to experts, "it was, on the whole, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakutian Laika
The Yakutian Laika () is a recently recognized dog breed originating from the Yakutia region of Siberia. In ancient times, the dogs were employed by the native Yakut people, Yakute people as universal animals. Yakutian Laikas are multipurpose Laika (dog type), laikas, with many lineages able to herd reindeer, hunt game, and/or pull a sled. They are registered with the Russian Kennel Club, the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, and the AKC's Foundation Stock Service in 2017. History Yakutian Laikas are a breed with ancient origins developed by native Yakuts for hunting mammals and birds, herding livestock, and hauling Game (hunting), game. The dogs were indispensable assistants and companions. In the Sakha language, this breed is known as "Sakha yta", meaning "Yakut dog". Evidence of this breed can be found in archaeological remains dating 12,500 years ago. Remnants of dog sleds and harnesses has been found with dog remains in the Sakha Republic, Sakha republic. Radiocarbon d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
The Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (; ), also known as Soviet Sakha, Soviet Yakutia or the Yakut ASSR (, ''Yakutskaya ASSR''), was an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union. History The Yakut ASSR was formed as part of the RSFSR on April 27, 1922, during the Yakut revolt. It comprised the territory of the Yakutsk Oblast, excluding the Nizhnyaya Tunguska district, which became part of the Kirensky district of the Irkutsk Governorate; the Republic also included the Khatango-Anabar district of the Yeniseysk Governorate, the Olekminsko-Suntarskaya volost of the Kirensky district of the Irkutsk Governorate and all the islands of the Arctic Ocean located between the meridians of 84° and 140½° east longitude.«'' Якутская автономная советская социалистическая республика''» — статья в Малой советской энциклопедии; 2 издание; 1937—1947 гг. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakutian Horse
The Yakutian (, Sakha ata) or Yakut is a native horse breed from the Siberian Sakha Republic (or Yakutia) region. It is large compared to the otherwise similar Mongolian horse and Przewalski's horse. It is noted for its adaptation to the extreme cold climate of Yakutia, including the ability to locate and graze on vegetation that is under deep snow cover, and to survive without shelter in temperatures that reach . The horses appear to have evolved from domesticated horses brought with the Yakuts when they migrated to the area beginning in the 13th century, and are not descended from wild horses known to inhabit the area in Neolithic times. Varieties and characteristics The breed averages in stallions and in mares, and shares certain outward characteristics with other northern breeds like the Shetland pony, Fjord horse and Icelandic horse, including sturdy stature, thick mane and heavy hair coat, their coat ranging from 8 to 15 centimeters. There are several subtypes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Yakutian Lowland
The Central Yakutian LowlandJohn Kimble (ed.), ''Cryosols: Permafrost-Affected Soils'' or the Central Yakutian Lowlands (; ), also known as the Central Yakut Plain or the Vilyuy Lowland, is a low alluvial plain in Siberia, Russia. Administratively the territory of the lowland is part of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). It is an extensive plain located in the transition zone between Central and Eastern Siberia and is one of the Great Russian Regions. The main city is Yakutsk, with a number of settlements near it, but the area of the lowland is largely uninhabited elsewhere.Google Earth Geography The Central Yakutian Lowlands extend along the middle basin of the Lena River and partly further downstream and are about in length and wide. They drop gradually from the Central Siberian Plateau to the west and the Lena Plateau to the south and southwest. To the northwest the lowland merges with the North Siberian Lowland and to the north it is bound by the watershed fringing the Lena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakut (name)
Yakut of Yaqut (), sometimes transliterated Yāḳūt or Yācūt, is the Arabic word for ruby. As a personal name, it may refer to: Given name * Yakut Khan (before 1672-1733), Indian general who invaded Bombay in 1689 * Yaqut al-Hamawi (1179-1229), a Baghdadi former slave of Byzantine Greek ancestry turned Muslim ethnographer & geographer * Yaqut al-Musta'simi Yaqut al-Musta'simi (Arabic: ياقوت المستعصمي) (died 1298) was a well-known Calligraphy, calligrapher and secretary of the Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid caliph. Life and work He was probably of Pontic Greeks, Greek origin in Amaseia ... (died 1298), calligrapher and secretary of the last Abbasid caliph Surname * Jamal-ud-Din Yaqut (before 1200-1240), Abyssinian slave, close adviser & alleged lover of Razia Sultana, first female monarch of Delhi Sultanate of India * Mehmet Vasıf Yakut, Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner * Narin Yakut (born 2004), Turkish women's footballer * Şahin Yakut (1979-), Turk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaqut (other)
Yakut of Yaqut (), sometimes transliterated Yāḳūt or Yācūt, is the Arabic word for ruby. As a personal name, it may refer to: Given name * Yakut Khan (before 1672-1733), Indian general who invaded Bombay in 1689 * Yaqut al-Hamawi (1179-1229), a Baghdadi former slave of Byzantine Greek ancestry turned Muslim ethnographer & geographer * Yaqut al-Musta'simi (died 1298), calligrapher and secretary of the last Abbasid caliph Surname * Jamal-ud-Din Yaqut (before 1200-1240), Abyssinian slave, close adviser & alleged lover of Razia Sultana, first female monarch of Delhi Sultanate of India * Mehmet Vasıf Yakut, Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner * Narin Yakut (born 2004), Turkish women's footballer * Şahin Yakut Şahin Yakut (born 8 May 1979 in Iğdır, Turkey) is a Turkish- Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently living in Heerhugowaard, Netherlands and training in Gym Alkmaar. He is a member of the It's Showtime Team and is a training par ... (1979-), Turkish k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
