Къумукъ тил

Kumyk

Turkic (Kipchak, Kipchak-Cuman)

FamilyTurkic (Kipchak, Kipchak-Cuman) Speakers~440K ScriptCyrillic (with гь, гъ, къ, нг, оь, уь, hь, чъ for non-Russian phonemes) CountriesRussia (Daghestan, Chechnya, North Ossetia, Stavropol Krai) Official inRepublic of Daghestan (one of 14 official languages) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3kum

Kumyk (Къумукъ тил) is a Kipchak Turkic language spoken predominantly in lowland Daghestan along the Caspian coast and adjacent Chechnya, North Ossetia, and Stavropol Krai. From the medieval period through the 19th century, Kumyk served as the lingua franca of the North Caucasus among diverse mountain peoples, similar to Turki in Central Asia. Closely related to Karachay-Balkar (krc), Crimean Tatar, and Karaim within the Kipchak-Cuman subgroup. One of the 14 official languages of the Republic of Daghestan.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Kumyk

Water

сув

suw

Fire

от

ot

Sun

гюн

ɡyn

Moon

ай

aj

Star

юлдуз

julduz

Night

гече

ɡetʃe

Rain

янгур

jaŋˈur

Snow

къар

qar

Wind

ел

jel

Earth

топуракъ

topuraq

Stone

таш

taʃ

Mountain

тав

taw

Sea

денгиз

deŋiz

Mother

ана

ana

Father

ата

ata

Daughter

къыз

qɯz

I

мен

men

You

сен

sen

We

биз

biz

Name

ат

at

Person

адам

ɑˈdɑm

Head

баш

baʃ

Eye

гёз

ɡøz

Ear

къулакъ

qulaq

Nose

бурун

burun

Mouth

авуз

aˈwuz

Tooth

тиш

tiʃ

Tongue

тил

til

Hand

къол

qol

Foot

аякъ

ajaq

Heart

юрек

jyrek

Bone

сюек

syjek

Blood

къан

qan

Poop

покъ

poq

Love

сюйюв

syjyw

Tree

терек

terek

Dog

ит

it

Cat

мишик

miʃik

Fish

балыкъ

bɑˈlɯq

Bird

къуш

quʃ

Butterfly

гёбелек

ɡøbelek

Egg

йымырткъа

jɯmɯrtqa

Bear

аюв

ajuw

Horse

ат

at

House

уьй

yj

Milk

сют

syt

Honey

бал

bal

Salt

туз

tuz

Wine

чагъыр

tʃaʁɨr

Rice

дюгю

dyɡy

Chocolate

шикалат

ʃikaˈlat

Iron

темир

temir

Wheel

дёгерчик

døɡertʃik

Silk

йибек

jibek

Book

китап

kitap

Eat

ашамакъ

aʃamaq

Drink

ичмек

itʃmek

Sleep

юхламакъ

juχlamaq

One

бир

bir

Two

эки

eki

Three

уьч

ytʃ

Four

дёрт

dørt

Five

беш

beʃ

Hundred

юз

jyz

Hello

ассаламу алейкум

asːalamu alejkum

Thank you

савбол

sawbol

Good

яхшы

jaχʃə

New

янгы

jaŋˈɯ

Red

къызыл

qɯˈzɯl

White

акъ

ɑq

Black

къара

qɑˈrɑ

Green

яшыл

jaˈʃɯl

Blue

гёк

ɡøk

Cuckoo

атъёкъ

atˈjoq

Computer

компьютер

kɐmˈpjuter

Sushi

суши

suˈʃi

Tea

чай

tʃaj

Coffee

къагьва

qahva

Sugar

шекер

ʃeker

Orange

апельсин

apelʲˈsin

Ninety-nine

токъсан тогъуз

toqsan toʁuz

Sources

Words compared

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

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