Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

SAKHA

Sakha: translation

/ YAKUTS
Ethnic group. The Sakha, formerly known as the Yakuts, are the Turkic ethnic group who comprise the titular nation of theSakha Republic(Yakutiya); they are the largest ethnic group among theindigenous peoples of the north. Across Russia, there are approximately 470,000 Sakha; 430,000 of these reside in Sakha, thus comprising a plurality (45 percent) of the population of the republic.
The Sakhalanguage(Sakha tyla), despite borrowing heavily from Mongolic and Tungusic languages, is a member of the Northern Siberian subgroup of the Northeastern branch of Turkic languages; it is most closely related to the Dolgan language ofTaymyriya.While only a limited number ofethnic Russiansspeak Sakha, it is used as a lingua franca among the republic’s non-Russiannational minorities(particularlyEvenkiandEvens); since 1991, Russians have increasingly learned Sakha, even sending their children to kindergartens that use the language.
Historically, northern Sakha were seminomadic hunters and fishers, while southern Sakha were pastoralists; the Sakha also have a strong tradition of blacksmithing. Sakha religious practices combine RussianOrthodoxy, Turkic paganism, animism, andshamanism. The Association of Folk Medicine and the Kut-Sür (Sakha: “SoulReason”) have served as key organizations for the revival of traditional spiritual practices in Sakha. Reverence for sacred groves is a central aspect of Sakhaneo-paganism.
Beginning in theGorbachevera, Sakha nationalism asserted itself through language revival and calls for high levels of autonomy and resource control for the ethnic homeland, as well as irredentist claims for territory reaching as far as theSea of Okhotsk. The principal cultural organizations dedicated to the national revival include Sakha Keskile (Sakha Perspective) and Sakha Omuk (Sakha People). Many Sakha organizations marry ethnic nationalism withenvironmentalism.

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