Qırımtatar tili

Crimean Tatar

Turkic (Kipchak)

FamilyTurkic (Kipchak) Speakers~480K ScriptLatin (since 2021) / Cyrillic / Arabic (historical) CountriesUkraine (Crimea), Turkey, Uzbekistan, Romania Official inCrimea (recognized) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3crh

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).

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87 core words in Crimean Tatar

Water

suv

suv

Fire

ateş

ateʃ

Sun

küneş

kyneʃ

Moon

ay

aj

Star

yıldız

jɯɫˈdɯz

Night

gece

ɡedʒe

Rain

yağmur

jaːmur

Snow

qar

qɑr

Wind

yel

jel

Earth

topraq

topɾaq

Stone

taş

taʃ

Mountain

dağ

daɣ

Sea

deñiz

deˈŋiz

Mother

ana

ana

Father

baba

baba

Daughter

qız

qɯz

I

men

men

You

sen

sen

We

biz

biz

Name

isim

iˈsim

Person

adam

aˈdam

Head

baş

baʃ

Eye

köz

køz

Ear

qulaq

qulɑq

Nose

burun

buˈɾun

Mouth

ağız

aˈɣɯz

Tooth

tiş

tiʃ

Tongue

til

til

Hand

el

el

Foot

ayaq

ajaq

Heart

yürek

jyrek

Bone

süyek

syjek

Blood

qan

qan

Poop

bok

bok

Love

sevgi

sevɡi

Tree

terek

terek

Dog

köpek

køpek

Cat

mışıq

mɯʃɯq

Fish

balıq

baˈlɯq

Bird

quş

quʃ

Butterfly

köbelek

købeˈlek

Egg

yımırta

jɯmɯrta

Bear

ayuv

ajuw

Horse

at

at

House

ev

ev

Milk

süt

syt

Honey

bal

bal

Salt

tuz

tuz

Wine

şarap

ʃaˈrap

Rice

pirinş

piˈrinʃ

Chocolate

şokolad

ʃokoˈlad

Iron

demir

demir

Wheel

teker

teˈker

Silk

ipek

iˈpek

Book

kitap

kiˈtap

Eat

aşamaq

aʃamaq

Drink

içmek

itʃmek

Sleep

yuqlamaq

juqlaˈmaq

One

bir

bir

Two

eki

eˈci

Three

üç

ytʃ

Four

dört

dørt

Five

beş

beʃ

Hundred

yüz

jyz

Hello

selâm

seˈlʲam

Thank you

sağ ol

saɣ ol

Good

yahşı

jaχʃɯ

New

yañı

jaˈŋɯ

Red

qırmızı

qɯrmɯˈzɯ

White

aq

ɑq

Black

qara

qɑˈrɑ

Green

yeşil

jeˈʃil

Blue

mavı

mɑˈvɯ

Cuckoo

kukuquş

kukuˈquʃ

Computer

kompyuter

kompjuˈter

Sushi

suşi

suˈʃi

Tea

çay

tʃaj

Coffee

qave

qaˈve

Sugar

şeker

ʃeˈker

Orange

portaqal

poɾtaˈqal

Sources

Words compared

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

Meaning Crimean TatarKumykGagauzOttoman TurkishNogaiKarachay-BalkarTurkish
Water suv /suv/ сув /suw/ su /su/ سو /su/ сув /suw/ суу /suw/ su /su/
Fire ateş /ateʃ/ от /ot/ ateş /aˈteʃ/ آتش /aˈteʃ/ от /ot/ от /ot/ ateş /ateʃ/
Sun küneş /kyneʃ/ гюн /ɡyn/ güneş /ɟyˈneʃ/ كونش /ɡyˈneʃ/ куьн /kyn/ кюн /kyn/ güneş /ɟyneʃ/
Moon ay /aj/ ай /aj/ ay /aj/ آی /aj/ ай /aj/ ай /aj/ ay /aj/
Star yıldız /jɯɫˈdɯz/ юлдуз /julduz/ yıldız /jɯɫˈdɯz/ یلدز /jɯlˈdɯz/ юлдыз /juldɯz/ жулдуз /ʒulˈduz/ yıldız /jɯɫˈdɯz/
Night gece /ɡedʒe/ гече /ɡetʃe/ gecä /ɡedʒæ/ كیجه /ɡedʒe/ кеше /keʃe/ кече /ketʃe/ gece /ɡedʒe/
Rain yağmur /jaːmur/ янгур /jaŋˈur/ yaamur /jaːˈmur/ یاغمور /jaːmur/ ямгыр /jamˈɡɯr/ жауун /ʒɑˈwun/ yağmur /jaːˈmuɾ/
Snow qar /qɑr/ къар /qar/ kaar /kaːr/ قار /kaɾ/ кар /qar/ къар /qar/ kar /kaɾ/
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