Ключевое слово: «riddles»

This research paper presents a comparative analysis of cultural codes in the riddles of three Turkic ethnic groups of Russia: Yakuts, Tatars, and Khakass. The study focuses on three key semantic categories: “Human,” “Household Items,” and “Animals.” Based on the analysis of over 2,000 riddles from academic collections, the authors reconstruct fragments of the linguistic picture of the world of these ethnic groups. The research reveals that despite geographical separation, these cultures share a common “code” system rooted in their Turkic origin, particularly in metaphors describing the human body and the hearth. Differences arise primarily in the representation of local fauna and specific household realities dictated by the environment. The work demonstrates how common archetypes are adapted to the specific conditions of the North, the forest-steppe, and the mountains.