Hodja was born in Sivrihisar village and died in Aksehir in 1284. His tomb in Aksehir dates from 1383 (796 in Islamic calendar). His daughter Fatima lived 43 more years after his death. Some stories link him to Tamerlane, others to an imaginary character
Chant is a repeated word or group of words. Chanting is the rhythmic repetition of words or phrases. Chanting can be used as both noun and adjective
Carnivalesque subverts dominant styles through humor and chaos. Originated in Bakhtin's Problems of Dostoevsky's Poetics. Bakhtin sees carnival as deeply rooted in human psyche
Yukar are Ainu sagas forming a long oral literature tradition. Both men and women performed yukar in older periods. Women were skilled performers during Ainu culture's decline
Syrian Arabic refers to any Arabic varieties spoken in Syria. Aleppine dialect features imperfect with a- and pronounced imāla. Idlib dialect shows transition between Aleppine and coastal dialects. Coastal dialects have diphthongs only in open syllables
Lake Chaubunagungamaug means "fishing place at boundaries" in Algonquian. Name has been recorded as "Chabanaguncamogue" and "Chaubanagogum" historically. Longest version "Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg" has 45 letters. Name was created around 1921 by editor Laurence J. Daly