"Syunk – the Sun, Iki – the Moon": From Folklore Tales to Telegram-Based Language Education and Cultural Learning of the Khanty Language

Anna Sugyan; Alina Andreeva; Elena Satvalova; Anastasiya Kolmogorova

doi:10.21603/2782-4799-2025-4-2-197-208

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"SYUNK – THE SUN, IKI – THE MOON": FROM FOLKLORE TALES TO TELEGRAM-BASED LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND CULTURAL LEARNING OF THE KHANTY LANGUAGE "Syunk – the Sun, Iki – the Moon": From Folklore Tales to Telegram-Based Language Education and Cultural Learning of the Khanty Language

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Published in Virtual Communication and Social Networks · Pages 197–208 · Rubric: Language in Virtual Reality: Functions and Development

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21603/2782-4799-2025-4-2-197-208 · EDN: GIKGAW

Received: 13.03.2025 Accepted: 15.05.2025 Published: 04.07.2025

Authors

Anna Sugyan

Alina Andreeva

Elena Satvalova

Anastasiya Kolmogorova

Anna Sugyan

National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) Russian Federation · St. Petersburg

Alina Andreeva

National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) Russian Federation · St. Petersburg

Elena Satvalova

National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) Russian Federation · St. Petersburg

Anastasiya Kolmogorova

National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) Russian Federation · St. Petersburg

ABSTRACT

Digital technologies, in particular, chatbots, can revitalize indigenous languages. In this research, a chatbot was used as a digital tool to teach the Khanty language spoken in Russian North. A bibliometric analysis based on the R language revealed the relevance of this approach for other multilingual communities worldwide. Today, the Khanty language is revitalized in such projects as Language Nests and Nomadic Schools and Kindergartens. The authors developed a draft product for teaching Khanty as part of family education. Though addressed mainly to children, it can help parents who would like to remember their native language while encouraging their children to learn their native culture. Using game mechanics, people can listen to or read Khanty fairy tales in Russian and in the Kazym dialect of the Khanty language, do vocabulary and grammar exercises, and find out about Khanty traditions and rituals. Telegram bots have a great potential for preserving and popularizing indigenous languages in the context of social globalization and digitalization.

KEYWORDS

telegram bot, language learning via telegram, Khanty language, Khanty culture, minor languages of Siberia, Kazym dialect of the Khanty language

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Sugyan A. H., Andreeva A. V., Satvalova E. V., Kolmogorova A. V. "Syunk – the Sun, Iki – the Moon": From Folklore Tales to Telegram-Based Language Education and Cultural Learning of the Khanty Language // . 2025. pp. 197-208. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21603/2782-4799-2025-4-2-197-208. EDN: GIKGAW. (Date of access 19.08.2026).

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Anna Sugyan, Andreeva A. V., Satvalova E. V., Kolmogorova A. V.. ""Syunk – the Sun, Iki – the Moon": From Folklore Tales to Telegram-Based Language Education and Cultural Learning of the Khanty Language." (2025): 197-208. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21603/2782-4799-2025-4-2-197-208. EDN: GIKGAW.

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Sugyan A. H., Andreeva A. V., Satvalova E. V., Kolmogorova A. V. (2025). "Syunk – the Sun, Iki – the Moon": From Folklore Tales to Telegram-Based Language Education and Cultural Learning of the Khanty Language. , 197-208. https://doi.org/10.21603/2782-4799-2025-4-2-197-208 EDN: GIKGAW.

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Anna Sugyan, Andreeva A. V., Satvalova E. V., Kolmogorova A. V.. ""Syunk – the Sun, Iki – the Moon": From Folklore Tales to Telegram-Based Language Education and Cultural Learning of the Khanty Language." , no. (2025): 197-208. https://doi.org/10.21603/2782-4799-2025-4-2-197-208. EDN: GIKGAW.

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