Repetition groups, which are handled with names such as reduplication, replication, and running in Turkish language research, are structures that attract attention with their various functions in syntax. They appear in different forms and arrangements to enrich vocabulary and add harmony to speech. Although important studies have been carried out on the principles of the arrangement of repetition groups and their richness of meaning, their place in the language is not fully clarified. In scientific works, repetition groups generally consisting of two words have been examined. There is no comprehensive study on those with more than two elements. Comparative studies on repetition groups in the historical and current branches of the Turkish language have not yet been conducted. Examining repetition groups, which have numerous examples in different structures in dialects, accents, and branches of the Turkish language, will make a significant contribution to syntax and semantics. Comparative studies between historical and contemporary dialects of Turkish are important in terms of revealing the sequence principles and richness of meaning of repetition groups from Old Turkish to the present day. This study was conducted with samples obtained by scanning riddles compiled from Dagestan Kumyks. Riddles, a rich genre of Kumuk folk literature, contain rich examples of repetition groups. Kumuk Turkish is a dialect belonging to do Kipchak group. It also contains some features of Oghuz Turkish. In the article, the repetition groups in the work called Kumuk Halk Çeçegen Yomakları were identified and examined in terms of sequence structure and vocabulary. In addition, the similar and different aspects of the identified word groups between Turkey Turkish and Kumuk Turkish were compared.
Kumuk, riddle, repeated groups