Алтай тил

Altai

Turkic (Siberian, Kipchak)

FamilyTurkic (Siberian, Kipchak) Speakers~55K ScriptCyrillic CountriesRussia (Altai Republic) Official inAltai Republic (co-official) Vitalityvulnerable ISO 639-3alt

Altai (Southern Altai, алтай тил altai til) is a Siberian Turkic language spoken in the Altai Republic of Russia, with ~55K speakers. Closely related to neighboring Khakas and to Old Turkic of the Yenisei region (the runic Orkhon and Yenisei inscriptions of the 6th–9th centuries). The two main varieties (Northern and Southern Altai) are sometimes treated as separate languages by Ethnologue. Co-official in the Altai Republic, written in a Cyrillic alphabet adapted to Altai phonology with extra letters (ӧ, ӱ, ҥ). The traditional Altai oral epic genres (kai, throat-singing) are UNESCO ICH listed.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Altai

Water

суу

suː

Fire

от

ot

Sun

кӱн

kyn

Moon

ай

aj

Star

јылдыс

dʲɯlˈdɯs

Night

тӱн

tyn

Rain

јаҥмыр

dʒaŋˈmɯr

Snow

кар

kar

Wind

салкын

salqən

Earth

јер

dʒer

Stone

таш

taʃ

Mountain

туу

tuː

Sea

теҥис

teˈŋis

Mother

эне

ene

Father

ада

ada

Daughter

кыс

qɯs

I

мен

men

You

сен

sen

We

бис

bis

Name

ат

at

Person

кижи

kiʒi

Head

баш

baʃ

Eye

кӧс

køs

Ear

кулак

kulak

Nose

тумчук

tumtʃuk

Mouth

оос

oːs

Tooth

тиш

tiʃ

Tongue

тил

til

Hand

кол

kol

Foot

бут

but

Heart

јӱрек

dʒyrek

Bone

сӧӧк

søːk

Blood

кан

kan

Poop

бок

bok

Love

сӱӱш

syːʃ

Tree

агаш

aɡaʃ

Dog

ийт

ijt

Cat

киске

kiske

Fish

балык

bɑˈlɯk

Bird

куш

kuʃ

Butterfly

кӧбӧлӧк

købøløk

Egg

јымыртка

dʒɯmɯrtka

Bear

айу

aju

Horse

ат

at

House

айыл

ajɯl

Milk

сӱт

syt

Honey

бал

bal

Salt

тус

tus

Wine

вино

vino

Rice

рис

ris

Chocolate

шоколад

ʃokoˈlad

Iron

темир

temir

Wheel

тегелик

teɡelik

Silk

торко

torˈqo

Book

бичик

bitʃik

Eat

јиир

dʒiːr

Drink

ичер

itʃer

Sleep

уйуктаар

ujuktaːr

One

бир

bir

Two

эки

eˈki

Three

ӱч

ytʃ

Four

тӧрт

tørt

Five

беш

beʃ

Hundred

јӱс

dʒys

Hello

эзен

ezen

Thank you

быйан

bɯjan

Good

јакшы

dʒaqʃɯ

New

јаҥы

dʒaˈŋɯ

Red

кызыл

qɯˈzɨl

White

ак

ɑq

Black

кара

qɑˈrɑ

Green

јажыл

ɟaˈʒɯl

Blue

кӧк

køk

Cuckoo

кӱӱк

kyːk

Computer

компьютер

komˈpjuter

Sushi

суши

suˈʃi

Tea

чай

tʃaj

Coffee

кофе

ˈkofe

Sugar

чикир

tʃiˈkir

Orange

апельсин

apelʲˈsin

Ninety-nine

тогузон тогус

toɣuˈzon toˈɣus

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Turkic (Siberian, Kipchak)

Meaning AltaiKyrgyzShorTofaTuvanKarachay-BalkarKumyk
Water суу /suː/ суу /suː/ суғ /suɣ/ суғ /suɣ/ суг /suɣ/ суу /suw/ сув /suw/
Fire от /ot/ от /ot/ от /ot/ от /ot/ от /ot/ от /ot/ от /ot/
Sun кӱн /kyn/ күн /kyn/ кӱн /kyn/ хүн /xyn/ хүн /xyn/ кюн /kyn/ гюн /ɡyn/
Moon ай /aj/ ай /ɑj/ ай /aj/ ай /aj/ ай /aj/ ай /aj/ ай /aj/
Star јылдыс /dʲɯlˈdɯs/ жылдыз /dʒɯɫˈdɯz/ чылтыс /tʃɯltɯs/ сылтыс /sɯltɯs/ сылдыс /sɯlˈdɯs/ жулдуз /ʒulˈduz/ юлдуз /julduz/
Night тӱн /tyn/ түн /tyn/ тӱн /tyn/ тӱн /tyn/ дүне /dyne/ кече /ketʃe/ гече /ɡetʃe/
Rain јаҥмыр /dʒaŋˈmɯr/ жамгыр /dʒɑmɡɯr/ нағбур /naɣˈbur/ — чаъс /tʃɑʔs/ жауун /ʒɑˈwun/ янгур /jaŋˈur/
Snow кар /kar/ кар /qɑr/ қар /qar/ ӄар /qar/ хар /xar/ къар /qar/ къар /qar/
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