NEOLOGISMS OF THE UDMURT TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE IN MODERN USUS

Abstract

The article is devoted to neologisms that appeared in the Udmurt language thanks to the translation of the Bible made by M.G. Atamanov. The authors wonder which of these neologisms are able to go beyond the biblical texts and gain a foothold in the active vocabulary of the language. The study is based on the analysis of udmurt-language media, as well as a questionnaire of native speakers. The survey made it possible to understand whether native speakers are familiar with any of the studied neologisms, and the analysis of the media made it possible to find out whether these words are used outside the Bible and liturgical books, that is, in texts not directly related to religion. The authors conclude that a small part of these new words are already used in the media and are well known to native speakers, which means they have already been included in the active vocabulary.