This article offers a comparative linguo -cultural analysis of female representations in Uzbek and French folk tales. The study examines the linguistic means through which female characters are constructed, highlighting their connection to national values, cultural codes, and socially embedded gender perceptions. Methodologically, the research employs semantic -pragmatic and discourse analysis, conceptual modeling, as well as a comparative approach to narrative motifs and plot structures. Within folk narratives, female figures appear in diverse roles such as “mother”, “bride”, “sorceress” or “fairy,” “wise advisor,” and “moral guardian”. These roles function as carriers of culturally specific meanings and reflect collective ideals and normative expectations embedded in language. The comparative findings reveal that in Uzbek folk tales, female characters are predominan tly associated with concepts of patience, self -sacrifice, and devotion to family values, whereas in French folk tales they are more frequently portrayed as embodiments of autonomy, rational judgment, and individual agency. By uncovering both convergences and divergences in the linguo-cultural representation of women, the article contributes to ongoing research in linguo -cultural studies, folklore studies, and gender linguistics. The results may also serve as a theoretical basis for further interdisciplinary research and for the interpretation of female imagery in traditional narrative discourse. Linguoculturology, female image, concept, evaluative units, nomination, comparative-analytical approach, cultural code, empirical material, narrative model, discursive activity.