PARALLEL FORMS OF KOMAN RIDDLES IN TURKIC FOLKLORE

Section: Articles Published Date: 2024-12-23 Pages: 105-112 Views: 63 Downloads: 22

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this article discusses the coman riddles saved in the modern turkic folk riddles. Codex cumanicus is a manuscript kept in Italy nowadays, and it has riddles in a collection form. The number of the riddles is 47 and some of which are present in today’s turkic nationa’s literature by changing ist shape or without any change. The research analisys them by comparing and contrasting their form and meaning. Also, the answers the riddles are considered as they are important part of them.  The result shows that there are many riddles kept their form and meaning, also there are some which kept their form but changed their function, and finally, some which kept their meaning but changed the form. In conclusion, we can say that coman riddles are still living in modern turkic nations literature in different forms.

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