MFORMATION OF ETHNONYMS AS AN EXPRESSION OF NATIONAL IDENTITY (using examples of ethnonyms within the Qo'ng'irot clan)

Along with all levels of the onomastic system, ethnonyms also have their own patterns of formation. As in many Turkic languages, Uzbek also has simple, compound, root, and derived ethnonyms, which differ from other languages in some aspects according to the rules of Uzbek grammar. This article conducts analyses within the framework of this topic. Ethnonyms related to the Qo'ng'irot clan were selected as the object of study.