Тhe Language Characteristics and Ethnolinguistic Changes of the Arabs of Uzbekistan

Abstract

This article analyzes the ethnocultural identity (understanding of ethnic identity) and cultural ethnography of the Arabs living in Uzbekistan, as well as the specifics and commonalities of the Arabs residing in the different regions of Uzbekistan in relation to ethnolinguistic changes on the basis of comparative data. One of the essential reasons for the understanding of ethnocultural ethnic identity is that it has survived to some extent among the Arabs engaged in animal husbandry. Until the mid-50s of the twentieth century, the local dialect of Arabic was in use in dozens of villages, such as Rayimsofi, Khojakuduk, Andabozor, Boyterak, Darcha, Qanotli, Borikhana, Pistali, Nomard, Olachabop, Ogzikeng. Today, however, the Uzbek language is used as the language of daily conversation and live communication, although some forms of Arabic have survived in the above-mentioned Arab villages. The Arabs have lived in close relationship with the local peoples as the Uzbeks, the Turkmen, and the Tajiks.