Qaraqalpaqsha

Karakalpak

Turkic (Kipchak)

FamilyTurkic (Kipchak) Speakers~600K ScriptLatin (since 1996 reform); Cyrillic in legacy use CountriesUzbekistan (Karakalpakstan) Official inKarakalpakstan (autonomous republic of Uzbekistan) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3kaa

Karakalpak (Қарақалпақша Qaraqalpaqsha) is a Kipchak Turkic language of the Aral Region with ~600K speakers, the official language of the Karakalpakstan Autonomous Republic within Uzbekistan. Linguistically intermediate between Kazakh and Uzbek, it is closer to Kazakh in structure but heavily influenced by Uzbek. Officially shifted from Cyrillic to Latin in a 1996 reform alongside Uzbek, with the transition still ongoing. The Karakalpak homeland has been devastated by the Aral Sea ecological catastrophe since the 1960s, causing massive emigration. The 2022 Karakalpakstan unrest highlighted ongoing autonomy tensions.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Karakalpak

Water

suw

suw

Fire

ot

ot

Sun

kún

kyn

Moon

ay

aj

Star

juldız

ʒuldɯz

Night

tún

tyn

Rain

jamǵır

dʒɑmˈʁɯr

Snow

qar

qɑr

Wind

jel

dʒel

Earth

topıraq

topɯɾɑq

Stone

tas

tas

Mountain

taw

tɑw

Sea

teńiz

teˈŋiz

Mother

ana

ana

Father

ata

ata

Daughter

qız

qɯz

I

men

men

You

sen

sen

We

biz

biz

Name

at

ɑt

Person

adam

ɑˈdɑm

Head

bas

bas

Eye

kóz

køz

Ear

qulaq

qulɑq

Nose

murın

murɯn

Mouth

awız

ɑwɯz

Tooth

tis

tis

Tongue

til

til

Hand

qol

qol

Foot

ayaq

ajaq

Heart

júrek

ʒyɾek

Bone

súyek

syˈjek

Blood

qan

qan

Poop

boq

boq

Love

muhabbat

muhabbat

Tree

aǵash

aʁaʃ

Dog

iyt

ijt

Cat

pıshıq

pɯʃɯq

Fish

balıq

bɑˈlɯq

Bird

qus

qus

Butterfly

gúbelek

ɡybelek

Egg

máyek

mæjek

Bear

ayıw

ajɯw

Horse

at

ɑt

House

úy

yj

Milk

sút

syt

Honey

bal

bal

Salt

duz

duz

Wine

sharap

ʃaˈrap

Rice

gúrish

ɡyriʃ

Chocolate

shokolad

ʃokoˈlad

Iron

temir

temir

Wheel

dóńgelek

døŋɡelek

Silk

jipek

ʒipek

Book

kitap

kiˈtap

Eat

jew

ʒew

Drink

ishiw

iʃiw

Sleep

uyqılaw

ujqɯlaw

One

bir

biɾ

Two

eki

eki

Three

úsh

yʃ

Four

tórt

tørt

Five

bes

bes

Hundred

júz

ʒyz

Hello

salam

salam

Thank you

raxmet

ɾaχmet

Good

jaqsı

ʒaqsɯ

New

jańa

ʒaŋa

Red

qızıl

qɯˈzɯl

White

aq

ɑq

Black

qara

qɑˈrɑ

Green

jasıl

ʒɑˈsɯl

Blue

kók

køk

Cuckoo

átshók

ætˈʃøk

Computer

kompyuter

kompjuˈter

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Sushi

sushi

suˈʃi

Tea

shay

ʃaj

Coffee

kofe

kofe

Sugar

qant

qant

Orange

apelsin

apelsin

Ninety-nine

toqsan toǵız

toqsan toʁɯz

Sources

Words compared

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

Meaning KarakalpakKazakhNogaiKyrgyzKarachay-BalkarKumykCrimean Tatar
Water suw /suw/ су /suw/ сув /suw/ суу /suː/ суу /suw/ сув /suw/ suv /suv/
Fire ot /ot/ от /ot/ от /ot/ от /ot/ от /ot/ от /ot/ ateş /ateʃ/
Sun kún /kyn/ күн /kyn/ куьн /kyn/ күн /kyn/ кюн /kyn/ гюн /ɡyn/ küneş /kyneʃ/
Moon ay /aj/ ай /ɑj/ ай /aj/ ай /ɑj/ ай /aj/ ай /aj/ ay /aj/
Star juldız /ʒuldɯz/ жұлдыз /ʒʊɫˈdəz/ юлдыз /juldɯz/ жылдыз /dʒɯɫˈdɯz/ жулдуз /ʒulˈduz/ юлдуз /julduz/ yıldız /jɯɫˈdɯz/
Night tún /tyn/ түн /tʊn/ кеше /keʃe/ түн /tyn/ кече /ketʃe/ гече /ɡetʃe/ gece /ɡedʒe/
Rain jamǵır /dʒɑmˈʁɯr/ жаңбыр /ʒɑɴbər/ ямгыр /jamˈɡɯr/ жамгыр /dʒɑmɡɯr/ жауун /ʒɑˈwun/ янгур /jaŋˈur/ yağmur /jaːmur/
Snow qar /qɑr/ қар /qɑr/ кар /qar/ кар /qɑr/ къар /qar/ къар /qar/ qar /qɑr/
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