Wisdom that reaches us through the centuries in the formoral tales, is a grand repository of ancestral memory. Folklore is designed to teach children and instruct adults. Bashkir proverbs occupy a special place in the culture of Russia. They, like fairy tales, are playful, but at the same time filled with the deepest meaning. Many of them were translated into Russian and got accustomed to it.
Place of Proverbs in the Bashkir language
Unlike other speech turnovers, proverbsare used by man in speech constantly, in various situations. They decorate speech, help to convey the thought more clearly to the interlocutor. Not for nothing in the Bashkir language there is a saying: "The beard adorns the chin, and the tongue adorns the proverbs."The sayings of this Turkic people are famous for their double allegorical meaning. For example:"If you run from the smoke, do not get into the fire".The proverb has a hidden meaning and can be interpreted as follows: running away from problems - do not get into big trouble. Proverbs and sayings through the language tell about the main aspects of human life: friendship, culture, love, hospitality, work. Developing like a mosaic in the overall picture of the world.
Bashkir friendship proverbs
Friendship occupies a special place in the life of the Bashkirs. There are a lot of interesting proverbs about her:
- Ike keshe ber bulha, ille keshe y bulyr. Together - not hard, apart - I want to quit. It can be understood that together it is easy, but separately it is difficult.
- Irem kyge - item kyge. Close must fraternize against will. This saying is that relatives should always support each other.
- Ay yaktyҡy ҡauyshtyrmaҡ, Koyash nury ҡyuandyrmaҫ. If the moon does not reconcile, then the sun does not make friends. It means that if people are not friends, then nothing can reconcile them.
Bashkir proverbs about hospitality
It has long been known that hospitalityBashkir people treat it as a debt. The owner of the house should envelop the guest with care. Due to the fact that special attention is paid to sharing meals, many proverbs in the Bashkir language are accentuated on treating guests:
- Atla ҡunaҡ һylaһaң, Atyn da Qara. If the guest arrived on horseback, serve both the guest and the horse. It means that if the guest brought a friend, relative, animal, then the owner of the house is obliged to feed everyone.
- Orap burmkun-kunits, һөйөп bir. No need to ask the guest if he wants to eat. This should be understood as parting words to the owner that he must feed the guest before he wants to eat.
- Yomart Yortto Usagynda Kulө Kүp Bulyr. At the welcoming host in the furnace remains ash. It means that the host does not spare anything for the guest, including firewood.
- Acyҡyөҙ - һy өҫtөnә һy. Hospitality is a treat. From the translation it can be understood that hospitality begins with the host’s smile.
Labor Proverbs
Work occupies a special place in the life of the Bashkir people. For hardworking people, as well as for lazy people, there are special concepts in the Turkic language:
- Tyryshkan tabyr, tashҡa ҡaҙaҡ Kagyr. Where the diligent man comes, fire burns. Proverbs, Bashkir in particular, cannot be taken literally. This statement has a metaphorical meaning and means that a person who is accustomed to work can do everything.
- Yalqau Yatyr ҙrҙeң yaylyһyn Gail. Lazy looking for a better place. Means that lazy shirking work. Everywhere are looking for benefits.
- Yalҡauҙyң aty la aҙymһyҙ bu ¬ lyr. A lazy person even has a horse lazy.. It means that everyone is lazy near the loafer.
- Ungan keshe ҡyldy ҡyҙgҡka yaryr. A diligent person can cut a hair into forty pieces. Craftsman - always a master of his craft.
Bashkir proverbs about the language
The meaning of the word in the Bashkir language has a special meaning:
- Telephon bar or bar. He who has a language has a birthplace. It means that the one who knows his language will not lose his roots.
- Әitkәn hyҙ - atcan UK. The word is uttered - the arrow is released. It is understood that the spoken word can hurt another person as much as an arrow.
- Uҙ aғarta, uҙ karalai. What has been said will whiten, what has been said will tarnish. This means that the word can be used both for help and for harm.
Proverbs about man and his place in the world
Proverbs and sayings often express a person’s attitude toward life, the world around him, and his position in this world:
- ME ң kөn kүlәgә bulyp yūrөgәnse, ber kөn keshe bulyuyn, iҡshy. It is better to be a man for one day than a thousand to be a shadow. Here we are talking about the positive qualities of people.
- Keshe - keshegә ish, hayuan - hayuanga ish. A man must be a man, an animal must be an animal. For Bashkirs, man is a living creature, an animal is not. Therefore, animals can be hunted, and a person must be a hunter. The superiority of people over animals is expressed.
An important addition to human speech isProverbs, Bashkir often have an applied meaning. They are used in the main areas of life, such as love, freedom, work, friendship, knowledge. They make it possible to understand not just the language, but also the soul of the Bashkir people.
