ZONING OF OIKONYMS OF THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KARAKALPAKSTAN

In the article, the scientific research works of foreign and local scientists who geographically studied the names of settlements, that is, oikonyms, are analysed. The object of the research is 1151 oikonyms of the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The purpose of the scientific work is the oikonymic zoning of oikonyms of the Republic of Karakalpakstan by quantitative analysis of their linguistic structure, topoterminological structure, and lexical-semantic structure. In carrying out scientific work within the framework of this goal, field research was mainly conducted to determine the linguistic and lexico -semantic typology of oikonyms. In the process of quantitative analysis of oikonyms, the statistical method and cartographic and zoning methods were effectively used in their zoning. In terms of territorial distribution, Karakalpaks predominate in the northern and central districts, and Uzbeks predominate in the southern districts. In addition, they have the ir own nominative traditions in naming oikonyms, and this circumstance has been revealed in the study that the oikonyms of Karakalpakstan were formed in the northern regions from Karakalpak names, and in the southern regions, they were formed mainly from Uzbek names, and this circumstance served as the basis for dividing the region into two oikonymic regions. Furthermore, the distribution o f local geographical terms by territories, i.e. mainly hydronymic in the northern districts, and oikonymic terms in the central and southern districts, was determined. At the same time, the identification of territorial differences in lexical and semant ic features served as the basis for dividing the Northern oikonymic region into four micro-regions: the Aral Sea region, the Northeastern, Western, and Central, and the Southern oikonymic region into three micro-regions: the Southern Left Bank, the Southern Right Bank, and the Kyzylkum.

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