Özet:

Culture is always in interaction with the values of the society, so it preserves its vitality. The share of oral culture is very important in keeping the values alive. Our proverbs, lullabies, riddles, folk songs, manis, tales etc. Oral literature products play a major role in the transmission of these values. These literary genres have a role in our recognition, development and transmission of our culture. Manis, which are expressed with a mastery of pronunciation, contain Turkish-specific perceptions, beliefs and values with various messages. Even in the first two lines, which are called filling lines, the manis are related and intertwined with life. This research, which aims to reveal the world of values, which is a product of anonymous folk literature, in the context of language and culture, is descriptive. Document analysis method was used as data collection tool. In this study, first of all, the relationship of manis with social values, language and culture is explained. It has been focused on how values are reflected in expressions in the language. After stating the place of the manis in our literature and their classification according to their subjects, the manis were examined in terms of the values they carried. According to this; it has been seen that the manis are the transmitter of values in terms of the cultural codes they carry. Manis has been determined that they concisely expressed the values of ; loyalty to spouse, respect and love for parents, honesty, knowing what is halal, avoiding haram, patience, being merciful, giving importance to family unity (not loving loneliness), giving advice, condemning backbiting, frankness, self-sacrifice, condemning cheating and lying, positive thinking (being hopeful), benevolence, the transience of the world, praying, being soft-spoken, smiling, having a good laugh at the last laugh, reproaching stinginess, and protecting chastity.

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