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oral expression
ICH Elements 9
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Laf (Hyperbole)
Laf or hyperbola is an excessive exaggeration of any qualities or properties, phenomena, processes in order to create a vivid and impressive image. This is often found in oral folk work, for example, dastans and myths. In Uzbeks, this can also be seen in everyday life. In fiction, they are used to strengthen expressiveness, create a figurative characteristic of the hero, a vivid and individual idea of him.
Uzbekistan -
Performance of the Mongolian epic of Jangar
The Mongolian epic of Jangar is one of the great oral epics of the Mongolian people. The epic cycle consists of around seventy episodes of seven to eight hundred lines each. Every episode tells of one or more gifted and courageous heroes, interconnected with stories of King Jangar. The epic is cherished among ethnic groups and minorities in all provinces, particular as it emphasizes an inclusive view of Mongolian identity and pride in its homeland, language and culture.
Mongolia -
Mongolian triad
Mongolian triad is one of the phenomenal forms of Mongolian oral expressions could not be found elsewhere in the oral literature of other nations. The Mongolian triad refers to the Mongolian traditional preference for constant objects with similarities symbolizing in threes. It is usually expressed in three lines of verses usually portraying the philosophical views with wiser contents of exploration and observation. The structure and composition of the Mongolian triad is always represents the three continent of Mongol myth as heaven, earth and hell, or about earth (nature, land, earth and space) and human, and portray the scene of whole world simultaneously. For instance, 3 nice on the earth has named as: The full moon is nice (space), Flower in wild area is nice (mother land), Words of parent are nice (human sphere).
Mongolia -
Proverb
Proverbs are picturesque descriptions of reality with terse and witty expressions of constantly structured words. They are products of many witty people and have been tested through people’s long observances and experiments of life and work. Proverbs consist of few words and reflect philosophical speculations, typically terse and very pointed views. For instance, about the variable essence of nature and earth portrayed in the proverb as: “Time never stays same and the iris never stays blue” or “Color never stays same and grass never stays green”. Thus, the proverbs are commonly used in people’s daily life, usually making the speech eloquent and pointing its bottom line.
Mongolia
ICH Materials 4
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Aytiz
Aytiz is one unique form of oral expressions of Kazakh people to sing in pairs. According to its contents, aytiz is classified into basic aytiz, jar jar aytiz, aytiz of animals and humans, aytiz for this life and the life after death, riddle aytiz and aytiz for rituals and practices. Among these forms, the aytiz for rituals and practices is well developed and widely spread. Dombor (Kazakh traditional stringed instrument) players with good voices compete with each other in poetic manners. When pairs are singing Aytiz, they reflect good and bad personality of each other, and compliments the good things and criticize the failures in their community /bagh, soum, city and country/ in a way of debating to compromise the opposite person. n
Mongolia -
Aytiz
Aytiz is one unique form of oral expressions of Kazakh people to sing in pairs. According to its contents, aytiz is classified into basic aytiz, jar jar aytiz, aytiz of animals and humans, aytiz for this life and the life after death, riddle aytiz and aytiz for rituals and practices. Among these forms, the aytiz for rituals and practices is well developed and widely spread. Dombor (Kazakh traditional stringed instrument) players with good voices compete with each other in poetic manners. When pairs are singing Aytiz, they reflect good and bad personality of each other, and compliments the good things and criticize the failures in their community /bagh, soum, city and country/ in a way of debating to compromise the opposite person. n
Mongolia