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Bashkir

Turkic (Kipchak)

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Bashkir is closely related to Tatar but with distinct sound shifts: Common Turkic /s/ becomes /h/, /z/ becomes /ð/, and /č/ becomes /s/. Speakers and Tatars often understand each other with effort. Co-official language of the Republic of Bashkortostan in Russia. Written in a Cyrillic-based alphabet with several special letters (Ҙ, Ҡ, Ң, Ө, Ү, Ҫ, Һ, Ә).

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Bashkir

Water

һыу

/hɯw/

Fire

ут

/ut/

Sun

ҡояш

/qojaʃ/

Moon

ай

/aj/

Mother

әсәй

/æsæj/

Father

атай

/ataj/

Eat

ашау

/aʃaw/

Drink

эсеү

/esey/

Love

яратыу

/jaratɯw/

Heart

йөрәк

/jøræk/

Tree

ағас

/aɣas/

House

өй

/øj/

Dog

эт

/et/

Cat

бесәй

/besæj/

Hand

ҡул

/qul/

Eye

күҙ

/kyð/

Hello

һаумыһығыҙ

/hawmɯhɯɣɯð/

Thank you

рәхмәт

/ræxmæt/

One

бер

/ber/

Good

яҡшы

/jaqʃɯ/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Turkic (Kipchak) languages

Meaning BashkirTatarKarakhanidNogaiKumykKarakalpakUyghur
Water һыу /hɯw/ су /su/ suw /suw/ сув /suv/ сув /suv/ suw /suw/ سۇ /su/
Fire ут /ut/ ут /ut/ ot /ot/ от /ot/ от /ot/ ot /ot/ ئوت /ot/
Sun ҡояш /qojaʃ/ кояш /qojaʃ/ kün /kyn/ күн /kyn/ гюн /ɡyn/ kún /kyn/ قۇياش /qujɑʃ/
Moon ай /aj/ ай /aj/ ay /aj/ ай /aj/ ай /aj/ ay /aj/ ئاي /ɑj/
Mother әсәй /æsæj/ әни /æni/ ana /ana/ ана /ana/ ана /ana/ ana /ana/ ئانا /ɑnɑ/
Father атай /ataj/ әти /æti/ ata /ata/ атай /ataj/ ата /ata/ ata /ata/ ئاتا /ɑtɑ/
Eat ашау /aʃaw/ ашау /aʃaw/ yi- /ji/ аш /aʃ/ ашамакъ /aʃamaq/ jew /ʒew/ يېمەك /jemɛk/
Drink эсеү /esey/ эчү /etɕy/ ič- /itʃ/ иш /iʃ/ ичмек /itʃmek/ ishiw /iʃiw/ ئىچمەك /itʃmɛk/
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