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Nadvid Ubushiev, About Kalmyk names


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Terbish, Baasanjav 

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Nadvid says some names are meant to confuse evil spirits. These names include Taka (chicken), Nokha (dog), Gakha (pig). Parents also ask monks to give their newborn names.

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Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project, University of Cambridge

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Sponsored by Arcadia Fund, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin

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