Functionally - semantic features of Khakas verbs with value of speech interaction and contact

The article is devoted to the identification and functional-semantic description of verbs of verbal interaction and contact in the Khakass language. Based on the generality of the seme of reciprocity, these verbs form one of the subgroups in the lexical-semantic group of speaking verbs. In total, we have 17 verbs with the meaning of mutual communication. The analysis found that these verbs have the duality of semantics, which is confirmed by formal-grammatical and semantic indicators. The principle of semantic duality is due to the means of communication that they realize: a) to exchange with smb. thoughts, opinions; b) carry on with conversation, conversation. These verbs can also express a unidirectional process of speech, if the design has a «before whom» position.