Qırımtatar tili
Crimean Tatar
Turkic (Kipchak)
Crimean Tatar is a Kipchak Turkic language of Crimea, with ~480K speakers, including a substantial diaspora in Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, and Uzbekistan due to the 1944 Stalinist mass deportation (sürgünlik). The Crimean Tatar nation suffered ~46% mortality during the deportation; survivors began returning after 1989. Three dialect groups (Northern Steppe, Central, Southern Coastal). Cyrillic-based orthography since 1938 with Latin transition since 1997 (formally adopted 2021). Co-official in autonomous Crimea (de jure under Ukrainian law).
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Crimean Tatar
Water
suv
/suv/
Fire
ateş
/ateʃ/
Sun
küneş
/kyneʃ/
Moon
ay
/aj/
Mother
ana
/ana/
Father
baba
/baba/
Eat
aşamaq
/aʃamaq/
Drink
içmek
/itʃmek/
Love
sevgi
/sevɡi/
Heart
yürek
/jyrek/
Tree
terek
/terek/
House
ev
/ev/
Dog
köpek
/køpek/
Cat
mışıq
/mɯʃɯq/
Hand
el
/el/
Eye
köz
/køz/
Hello
selâm
/selæm/
Thank you
sağ ol
/saɣ ol/
One
bir
/bir/
Good
yahşı
/jaχʃɯ/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Turkic (Kipchak) languages
| Meaning | Crimean Tatar | Kumyk | South Azerbaijani | Karakhanid | Nogai | Gagauz | Karachay-Balkar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | suv /suv/ | сув /suv/ | سو /su/ | suw /suw/ | сув /suv/ | su /su/ | суу /suw/ |
| Fire | ateş /ateʃ/ | от /ot/ | اوْد /od/ | ot /ot/ | от /ot/ | ateş /aˈteʃ/ | от /ot/ |
| Sun | küneş /kyneʃ/ | гюн /ɡyn/ | گۆنش /ɡyneʃ/ | kün /kyn/ | күн /kyn/ | güneş /ɟyˈneʃ/ | кюн /kyn/ |
| Moon | ay /aj/ | ай /aj/ | آی /aj/ | ay /aj/ | ай /aj/ | ay /aj/ | ай /aj/ |
| Mother | ana /ana/ | ана /ana/ | آنا /ana/ | ana /ana/ | ана /ana/ | ana /aˈna/ | ана /ana/ |
| Father | baba /baba/ | ата /ata/ | آتا /ata/ | ata /ata/ | атай /ataj/ | boba /boˈba/ | ата /ata/ |
| Eat | aşamaq /aʃamaq/ | ашамакъ /aʃamaq/ | یئمک /jemæk/ | yi- /ji/ | аш /aʃ/ | imää /iˈmæː/ | ашаргъа /aʃarʁa/ |
| Drink | içmek /itʃmek/ | ичмек /itʃmek/ | ایچمک /itʃmæk/ | ič- /itʃ/ | иш /iʃ/ | içmää /itʃˈmæː/ | ичерге /itʃerɡe/ |
| Love | sevgi /sevɡi/ | сюйюв /syjyv/ | سئوگی /sevɡi/ | sevgü /sevɡy/ | суьюв /syjyv/ | sevgi /sevˈɟi/ | сюймеклик /syjmeklik/ |
| Heart | yürek /jyrek/ | юрек /jyrek/ | اۆرک /yræk/ | yürek /jyrek/ | юрек /jyrek/ | üräk /yˈræk/ | джюрек /dʒyrek/ |
| Tree | terek /terek/ | терек /terek/ | آغاج /ɑɣɑdʒ/ | ığač /ɯɣatʃ/ | терек /terek/ | aaç /aːtʃ/ | терек /terek/ |
| House | ev /ev/ | уьй /yj/ | ائو /ev/ | ev /ev/ | уьй /yj/ | ev /ev/ | юй /yj/ |
| Dog | köpek /køpek/ | ит /it/ | ایت /it/ | it /it/ | ит /it/ | köpek /køˈpek/ | ит /it/ |
| Cat | mışıq /mɯʃɯq/ | мишик /miʃik/ | پیشیک /piʃik/ | piši /piʃi/ | мысык /məsəq/ | kedi /keˈdi/ | киштик /kiʃtik/ |
| Hand | el /el/ | къол /qol/ | اَل /æl/ | qol /qol/ | къол /qol/ | el /el/ | къол /qol/ |
| Eye | köz /køz/ | гёз /ɡøz/ | گؤز /ɡøz/ | köz /køz/ | коьз /køz/ | göz /ɟøz/ | кёз /køz/ |
| Hello | selâm /selæm/ | ассаламу алейкум /asːalamu alejkum/ | سلام /sælam/ | salām /salaːm/ | ассаламу алейкум /asːalamu alejkum/ | selam /seˈlam/ | салам /salam/ |
| Thank you | sağ ol /saɣ ol/ | савбол /savbol/ | ساغ اول /saɣ ol/ | tabug /tabuɡ/ | сав бол /sav bol/ | saa ol /saː ol/ | сау бол /saw bol/ |
| One | bir /bir/ | бир /bir/ | بیر /bir/ | bir /bir/ | бир /bir/ | bir /bir/ | бир /bir/ |
| Good | yahşı /jaχʃɯ/ | яхшы /jaχʃə/ | یاخشی /jaxʃɯ/ | yaqšı /jaqʃɯ/ | яксы /jaksə/ | ii /iː/ | ариу /ariw/ |
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