Ногай тили
Nogai
Turkic
Nogai (autonymously Ногай тили / Noğay tili) is a Kipchak Turkic language descended from the Nogai Horde steppe confederation that dominated the Pontic-Caspian steppe in the 16th-17th centuries before being broken up by Russian expansion. The modern Nogai people are scattered across multiple regions of Russia, divided into three regional subgroups: Karanogai (Dagestan), Akhnogai (Karachay-Cherkessia), and Kuban-Nogai (Stavropol Krai), with smaller populations in Astrakhan, Chechnya, and Romanian Dobruja. Linguistically, Nogai is part of the Kipchak-Nogai sub-branch alongside Kazakh (kk), Karakalpak (kaa), and Kyrgyz dialects, with significant borrowings from Russian, Tatar, and Caucasian languages. The Nogai have a strong oral epic tradition centered on the Edige cycle that celebrates the founding figures of the Nogai Horde.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Nogai
Water
сув
/suv/
Fire
от
/ot/
Sun
күн
/kyn/
Moon
ай
/aj/
Mother
ана
/ana/
Father
атай
/ataj/
Eat
аш
/aʃ/
Drink
иш
/iʃ/
Love
суьюв
/syjyv/
Heart
юрек
/jyrek/
Tree
терек
/terek/
House
уьй
/yj/
Dog
ит
/it/
Cat
мысык
/məsəq/
Hand
къол
/qol/
Eye
коьз
/køz/
Hello
ассаламу алейкум
/asːalamu alejkum/
Thank you
сав бол
/sav bol/
One
бир
/bir/
Good
яксы
/jaksə/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Turkic languages
| Meaning | Nogai | Kumyk | Karachay-Balkar | Karakhanid | Karakalpak | Crimean Tatar | Altai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | сув /suv/ | сув /suv/ | суу /suw/ | suw /suw/ | suw /suw/ | suv /suv/ | суу /suː/ |
| Fire | от /ot/ | от /ot/ | от /ot/ | ot /ot/ | ot /ot/ | ateş /ateʃ/ | от /ot/ |
| Sun | күн /kyn/ | гюн /ɡyn/ | кюн /kyn/ | kün /kyn/ | kún /kyn/ | küneş /kyneʃ/ | кӱн /kyn/ |
| Moon | ай /aj/ | ай /aj/ | ай /aj/ | ay /aj/ | ay /aj/ | ay /aj/ | ай /aj/ |
| Mother | ана /ana/ | ана /ana/ | ана /ana/ | ana /ana/ | ana /ana/ | ana /ana/ | эне /ene/ |
| Father | атай /ataj/ | ата /ata/ | ата /ata/ | ata /ata/ | ata /ata/ | baba /baba/ | ада /ada/ |
| Eat | аш /aʃ/ | ашамакъ /aʃamaq/ | ашаргъа /aʃarʁa/ | yi- /ji/ | jew /ʒew/ | aşamaq /aʃamaq/ | јиир /dʒiːr/ |
| Drink | иш /iʃ/ | ичмек /itʃmek/ | ичерге /itʃerɡe/ | ič- /itʃ/ | ishiw /iʃiw/ | içmek /itʃmek/ | ичер /itʃer/ |
| Love | суьюв /syjyv/ | сюйюв /syjyv/ | сюймеклик /syjmeklik/ | sevgü /sevɡy/ | muhabbat /muhabbat/ | sevgi /sevɡi/ | сӱӱш /syːʃ/ |
| Heart | юрек /jyrek/ | юрек /jyrek/ | джюрек /dʒyrek/ | yürek /jyrek/ | júrek /ʒyɾek/ | yürek /jyrek/ | јӱрек /dʒyrek/ |
| Tree | терек /terek/ | терек /terek/ | терек /terek/ | ığač /ɯɣatʃ/ | ag'ash /aʁaʃ/ | terek /terek/ | агаш /aɡaʃ/ |
| House | уьй /yj/ | уьй /yj/ | юй /yj/ | ev /ev/ | úy /yj/ | ev /ev/ | айыл /ajɯl/ |
| Dog | ит /it/ | ит /it/ | ит /it/ | it /it/ | iyt /ijt/ | köpek /køpek/ | ийт /ijt/ |
| Cat | мысык /məsəq/ | мишик /miʃik/ | киштик /kiʃtik/ | piši /piʃi/ | pishik /piʃik/ | mışıq /mɯʃɯq/ | киске /kiske/ |
| Hand | къол /qol/ | къол /qol/ | къол /qol/ | qol /qol/ | qol /qol/ | el /el/ | кол /kol/ |
| Eye | коьз /køz/ | гёз /ɡøz/ | кёз /køz/ | köz /køz/ | kóz /køz/ | köz /køz/ | кӧс /køs/ |
| Hello | ассаламу алейкум /asːalamu alejkum/ | ассаламу алейкум /asːalamu alejkum/ | салам /salam/ | salām /salaːm/ | salam /salam/ | selâm /selæm/ | эзен /ezen/ |
| Thank you | сав бол /sav bol/ | савбол /savbol/ | сау бол /saw bol/ | tabug /tabuɡ/ | rahmet /ɾaχmet/ | sağ ol /saɣ ol/ | быйан /bɯjan/ |
| One | бир /bir/ | бир /bir/ | бир /bir/ | bir /bir/ | bir /biɾ/ | bir /bir/ | бир /bir/ |
| Good | яксы /jaksə/ | яхшы /jaχʃə/ | ариу /ariw/ | yaqšı /jaqʃɯ/ | jaqsi /ʒaqsɯ/ | yahşı /jaχʃɯ/ | јакшы /dʒaqʃɯ/ |
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