Саха тыла

Sakha

Turkic (Siberian / Northeastern Turkic)

FamilyTurkic (Siberian / Northeastern Turkic) Speakers~450K ScriptCyrillic (Sakha alphabet, with additional letters Ҕ Ҥ Һ Ө Ү Дь Нь and long vowels/diphthongs); formerly Latin (1920s–30s) and a Novgorodov script CountriesRussia (Sakha Republic / Yakutia), with communities in neighboring Siberian regions Official inCo-official (state language) alongside Russian in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russian Federation Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3sah

Sakha (also called Yakut) is a Siberian Turkic language spoken mainly in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) in the Russian Far East. It has roughly 450,000 speakers and is a co-official state language of the republic alongside Russian. Written in an extended Cyrillic alphabet, it is notable for extensive vowel harmony, long vowels and diphthongs, and a large layer of Mongolic and Russian loanwords resulting from centuries of contact.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Sakha

Water

уу

uː

Fire

уот

uot

Sun

күн

kyn

Moon

ый

ɯj

Star

сулус

suˈlus

Night

түүн

tyːn

Rain

ардах

ardax

Snow

хаар

xaːr

Wind

тыал

tɯal

Earth

сир

sir

Stone

таас

taːs

Mountain

хайа

xaja

Sea

байҕал

bajʁal

Mother

ийэ

ije

Father

аҕа

aʁa

Daughter

кыыс

kɯːs

I

мин

min

You

эн

en

We

биһиги

bihiɡi

Name

аат

aːt

Person

киһи

kihi

Head

бас

bas

Eye

харах

xarax

Ear

кулгаах

kulɡaːx

Nose

мурун

murun

Mouth

айах

ajax

Tooth

тиис

tiːs

Tongue

тыл

tɯl

Hand

илии

iliː

Foot

атах

atax

Heart

сүрэх

syrex

Bone

уҥуох

uŋuox

Blood

хаан

xaːn

Poop

саах

saːx

Love

таптал

taptal

Tree

мас

mas

Dog

ыт

ɯt

Cat

куоска

kuoska

Fish

балык

baˈlɯk

Bird

көтөр

køtør

Butterfly

үрүмэччи

yrymetʃːi

Egg

сымыыт

sɯmɯːt

Bear

эһэ

ehe

Horse

ат

at

House

дьиэ

dʒie

Milk

үүт

yːt

Honey

мүөт

myøt

Salt

туус

tuːs

Wine

вино

vino

Rice

рис

ris

Chocolate

сакалаат

sakalaːt

Iron

тимир

timir

Wheel

көлөһө

køløhø

Silk

солко

solko

Book

кинигэ

kiniɡe

Eat

сиэ

sie

Drink

ис

is

Sleep

утуй

uˈtuj

One

биир

biːr

Two

икки

ikˈki

Three

үс

ys

Four

түөрт

tyørt

Five

биэс

bies

Hundred

сүүс

syːs

Hello

дорообо

doroːbo

Thank you

махтал

maxtal

Good

үчүгэй

ytʃyɡej

New

саҥа

saŋa

Red

кыһыл

kɯˈhɯl

White

үрүҥ

yryŋ

Black

хара

xaˈra

Green

күөх

kyøx

Blue

күөх

kyøx

Cuckoo

кэҕэ

keˈɣe

Computer

көмпүүтэр

kømpyːˈter

Sushi

суши

suˈʃi

Tea

чэй

tʃej

Coffee

кофе

ˈkofe

Sugar

саахар

ˈsaːxar

Orange

апельсин

apelʲˈsin

Ninety-nine

тоҕус уон тоҕус

toʁus uon toʁus

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Turkic (Siberian / Northeastern Turkic)

Meaning SakhaDolganKhakasAltaiOld TurkicTofaTuvan
Water уу /uː/ уу /uː/ суғ /suɣ/ суу /suː/ 𐰽𐰆𐰉 /sub/ суғ /suɣ/ суг /suɣ/
Fire уот /uot/ уот /uot/ от /ot/ от /ot/ 𐰆𐱃 /ot/ от /ot/ от /ot/
Sun күн /kyn/ күн /kyn/ кӱн /kyn/ кӱн /kyn/ 𐰚𐰇𐰤 /kyn/ хүн /xyn/ хүн /xyn/
Moon ый /ɯj/ ый /ɯj/ ай /aj/ ай /aj/ 𐰀𐰖 /aj/ ай /aj/ ай /aj/
Star сулус /suˈlus/ һулус /hulus/ чылтыс /tʃɯlˈtɯs/ јылдыс /dʲɯlˈdɯs/ 𐰖𐰆𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰕 /jultuz/ сылтыс /sɯltɯs/ сылдыс /sɯlˈdɯs/
Night түүн /tyːn/ түүн /tyːn/ тӱн /tyn/ тӱн /tyn/ 𐱅𐰇𐰤 /tyn/ тӱн /tyn/ дүне /dyne/
Rain ардах /ardax/ һамыыр /haˈmɯːr/ наңмыр /naŋˈmɯr/ јаҥмыр /dʒaŋˈmɯr/ — — чаъс /tʃɑʔs/
Snow хаар /xaːr/ каар /kaːr/ хар /xar/ кар /kar/ 𐰴𐰺 /qar/ ӄар /qar/ хар /xar/
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