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IBRAYIM YUSUPOV AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE FORMATION OF
THE KARAKALPAK LANGUAGE
Abdu axmano a Malika
2nd yea s uden o Fo eign Languages Facul y, Be dakh Ka akalpak S a e Uni e si y
Scien i ic ad ise ,
Sadullae a A.N.
PhD, Associa e P o esso , Be dakh Ka akalpak S a e Uni e si y
DOI: h ps://doi.o g/10.5281/zenodo.17704634
Anno a siya: Ushbu maqolada Ib ayim Yusupo ning qo aqalpoq adabiy ili a milliy madaniya
shakllanishiga qo‘shgan hissasi yo i ilgan. Uning “Wa an”, “Ana ilim”, “A al elegiyala i” kabi
she’ la i o qali milliy o‘zlik, il, a anpa a lik a ma’na iy me os masalala i ahlil qilinadi.
Shuningdek, Yusupo ning shogi dla i a ula ning ijodiy izlanishla i ham ko‘ sa ib o‘ ilgan.
Kali so‘zla : Ib ayim Yusupo , qo aqalpoq ili, milliy o‘zlik, she’ iya , adabiyo , a an, il,
shogi dla , madaniya .
Аннотация: В статье рассматривается вклад Ибрагима Юсупова в формирование
каракалпакского литературного языка и развитие национальной культуры. На основе его поэзии
— “Wa an”, “Ana ilim”, “A al elegiyala i” — анализируются темы языка, Родины, духовного
наследия и национальной идентичности. Также раскрыта роль его учеников в продолжении
творческих традиций поэта.
Ключевые слова: Ибрагим Юсупов, каракалпакский язык, поэзия, национальная культура,
Родина, язык, ученики, Арал, литература.
Anno a ion: This a icle explo es Ib ayim Yusupo ’s con ibu ion o he o ma ion o he
Ka akalpak li e a y language and na ional cul u e. Th ough his poems such as “Wa an”, “Ana ilim”,
“A al elegiyala i”, he s udy highligh s hemes o language, homeland, iden i y, and spi i ual he i age.
The in luence o his s uden s and hei con inua ion o his poe ic adi ion a e also discussed.
Keywo ds: Ib ayim Yusupo , Ka akalpak language, poe y, na ional iden i y, li e a u e,
homeland, cul u e, A al Sea, s uden s.
One o he p ominen igu es o Ka akalpak li e a u e, People's Poe , playw igh , and
ansla o Ib ayim Yusupo played a signi ican ole in he de elopmen o he
Ka akalpak language, he es ablishmen o li e a y no ms, and he shaping o na ional
iden i y. His a is ic, schola ly, and social ac i i ies a e ecognized as key ac o s in he
ad ancemen o Ka akalpak language and cul u e. Yusupo was no only a poe bu also
a de o ed gua dian o na ional spi i , a de ende o he na i e language, and a cul u al
igu e who ele a ed i o a mode n li e a y le el. A majo ocus o Yusupo ’s c ea i e
wo k was expanding he a is ic po en ial o he Ka akalpak language and de eloping i
o mee li e a y s anda ds. Th ough his poe y, he deeply explo ed he phone ic, lexical,
and s ylis ic ichness o he language, exp essing i a is ically based on he people's
e nacula . His wo ks showcase he na u al hy hm, olk ocabula y, and since e a is ic
exp ession o he Ka akalpak language. His w i ings widely inco po a e elemen s o o al
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olklo e—p o e bs, idioms, olk songs, and epics— hus c ea ing a li e a y language ha
is close o he spoken ongue ye ele a ed in a is ic quali y. This app oach signi ican ly
in luenced he o ma ion o g amma ical and lexical no ms and s eng hened linguis ic
cul u e h ough li e a u e.
Yusupo also con ibu ed o he consolida ion o na ional iden i y. His au ho ship o
he Ka akalpaks an Republic’s na ional an hem is especially no ewo hy. The an hem
e lec s he ancien his o y, b a e y, lo e o he homeland, and hope o he u u e o he
Ka akalpak people. I holds no only a is ic bu also poli ical and cul u al signi icance,
ele a ing he Ka akalpak language o he le el o a s a e symbol. In c a ing he an hem,
Yusupo skill ully blended poe ic melody, na ional spi i , and p ide. The ly ics celeb a e
uni y, peace, and indus iousness, and he an hem is ega ded as a key cul u al documen
ha enhanced he p es ige o he Ka akalpak li e a y language.
A he hea o Yusupo ’s poe y lies he ha mony be ween humani y, homeland,
and na u e. His poems ca y deep philosophical meaning, me ging olk exp ession wi h
mode n a is ic hough . He de eloped a unique poe ic s yle o con ey he beau y o he
na i e language and he sub le aspec s o he na ional psyche. His poe y is ma ked by
simplici y, musicali y, and dep h o meaning. Yusupo in used wo ds wi h aes he ic
alue, en iching hem wi h human emo ions, na ional p ide, and spi i ual alues. Wo ks
like “Wa an”, “Ana ilim”, “A al elegiyala i” exp ess he hopes, pains, and na ional spi i
o he Ka akalpak people h ough i id image y. Th ough his poe y, he Ka akalpak
language g ew iche , gaining new poe ic ools, me apho s, and symbols. Thus,
Yusupo ’s wo k played a i al ole in shaping he aes he ic no ms o Ka akalpak li e a y
language.
Yusupo was no only a c ea o bu also a men o and ounde o a li e a y school.
He wo ked wi h young w i e s a Ka akalpak S a e Uni e si y and li e a y cen e s,
eaching hem he p inciples o na ional a is ic hough , linguis ic cul u e, and poe y.
Among his disciples a e ep esen a i es o he new gene a ion o Ka akalpak li e a u e,
including poe s and w i e s like I. Khojaniyazo , A. O‘ ebaye , and M. O‘ inbaye a.
They con inue Yusupo ’s adi ions and con ibu e o he de elopmen o na ional
li e a u e and language. His guiding p inciple was: “Language is he soul o he people;
p ese ing i is he mos sac ed du y o c ea i i y.” This idea se ed as a compass o all
his s uden s.
Yusupo iewed he Ka akalpak language no me ely as a means o communica ion
bu as he mos impo an ma ke o na ional iden i y. In his a icles and speeches, he
in e p e ed language as he ounda ion o a na ion’s spi i ual independence and cul u al
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so e eign y. These ideas sp ead widely among Ka akalpak in ellec uals, linguis s, and
w i e s, inc easing a en ion o li e a y language.
His poem “Ana ilim” clea ly exp esses his idea:
“Tilim menen men e kinmen, ju ım ba ,
Tilim – meniń ózligim, kúniń nu i, kú egim.”
(Wi h my language, I am ee, I ha e a homeland,
My language — my iden i y, he sun’s ligh , my hea .)
These lines a e widely known among he people o hei poe ic and philosophical
dep h. Yusupo p omo ed he p ese a ion and de elopmen o he na i e language as a
na ional du y.
Yusupo ’s c ea i e legacy has become a dis inc ield o s udy in Ka akalpak li e a y
schola ship. His wo ks ha e been analyzed a Ka akalpak S a e Uni e si y, he Academy
o Sciences o Uzbekis an, and o he esea ch cen e s, ocusing on language, s yle, and
image y. Resea che s ha e concluded ha his wo ks e eal he ichness o he Ka akalpak
language’s lexical-seman ic sys em, syn ac ic simplici y, and b oad poe ic po en ial.
Yusupo also ocused on connec ing he Ka akalpak language wi h o he wo ld
li e a u es. He ansla ed many wo ks om Russian, Uzbek, Kazakh, and o he languages
in o Ka akalpak, he eby expanding i s ocabula y and ele a ing i o he le el o
in e na ional li e a y dialogue. His own wo ks ha e also been ansla ed in o Uzbek,
Russian, English, and Kazakh, con ibu ing o global ecogni ion o Ka akalpak li e a u e.
Ib ayim Yusupo was a igu e o g ea impo ance in he de elopmen o Ka akalpak
language and li e a u e. His c ea i e wo ks, au ho ship o he na ional an hem,
men o ship, e e ence o language, and poe y exp essing na ional spi i ha e become
pa o he Ka akalpak people’s spi i ual he i age. His li e and wo k demons a e ha
language and li e a u e a e he hea o a na ion and he ounda ion o cul u al iden i y.
Yusupo p o ed his u h h ough his dedica ion and c ea i i y. Today, his legacy
con inues o inspi e Ka akalpak you h, linguis s, and li e a u e en husias s.
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