The Kalmyk Mongols: A Study in Continuity and Change, Volumes 64-65 |
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Adelman aimak allophones altar Astrakhan average duration Badma Bergmann borts'k boy's side bride brother brought burxan Buzāva celebration century ceremony clergy close relatives consonant contains continued couple csec culture cycle degree Dörbet elgn sadn father female Figure formal Freewood Acres Friend Astr gifts girl's groom guests Household Hshld husband individuals informant instances intervocalic Kalmyk language Kalmyk Mongols Kalmyk steppe Kalmyk tea laity Lala Lama Lamaist Leontovich male marriage married material meat mother's yasn-mate Nebol'sin Nicholas Poppe nomadic nuclear family occurred offering Oirat older otok Pallas parents participate patrilineal period phonemic plosive prayer prayer beads present priests prince quantity referred religious rites ritual Russian senior sequence social relationships steppe structure syllable temple tent tion Torgut törl törsn traditional TSAGALXA Tsagan Sar ulus usually various vodka vowel wedding wife women word xoton yasn Zhitetski