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Yakut language, meteorological vocabulary, metonym, dialect system, northeastern dialect zone, motivational features

This article presents a comprehensive study of the motivational features of dialectal cloud names in the northeastern dialect zone of the Yakut language. The relevance of this work stems from the importance of studying dialectal vocabulary for preserving linguistic diversity and understanding the specifics of folk worldviews, where dialects embody unique linguistic features. The material was obtained using a continuous sample from the 1976 and 1995 Dialectological Dictionaries of the Yakut Language. The study employs a combination of linguistic methods: semantic classification, lexical-semantic analysis, and structural analysis. The results demonstrate that the nomination system of clouds is motivated by several key factors, including characteristics of external perception (color, shape, size, etc.): lohoroot bylyt ‘separate cumulus clouds’ (weighty + cloud), үүt ebirien bylyt ‘cirrocumulus clouds’ (milk + variegated + cloud) etc.; spatio-temporal and geographical indicators: siiber bylyt ‘cloudy weather with fog’ (northern wind + cloud) etc; cultural and ideological features: aas bylyta ‘white cumulus cloud’ (famine + cloud) etc. The study confirms the systemic nature of meteorological vocabulary and its deep cultural determinacy in the northeastern dialects of the Yakut language. The practical significance of this work lies in expanding our understanding of the Yakut people’s linguistic worldview and their unique perception of natural phenomena.

Tokhtobina, Yana Egorovna – Research Associate of the International Research Laboratory “Linguistic Ecology of the Arctic”, M. K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Russia, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0232-5752, ya.tokhtobina@mail.ru