Editorial preface ............................................... 5
The language of the Soyots of Buryatia .......................... 7
The Soyot phonology ......................................... 10
Word classes ................................................ 15
Nouns .................................................... 15
Adjectives ............................................... 20
Numerals ................................................. 21
Adverbs .................................................. 22
Verbs .................................................... 24
Participles ........................................... 24
Converbs .............................................. 24
Aspect ................................................ 26
Voice ................................................. 27
Personal inflection ................................... 28
Mood .................................................. 29
Pronouns ................................................. 39
Auxiliary words .......................................... 41
Postpositions ......................................... 41
Conjunctions .......................................... 42
The category of modal words .............................. 43
Affective words .......................................... 44
Onomatopoeic words ....................................... 45
Syntax ..................................................... 45
Structure of the Soyot lexicon .............................. 45
A Soyot tale ................................................... 53
Soyot - Buryat - Russian dictionary ............................ 61
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