татар теле

Tatar

Turkic (Kipchak)

FamilyTurkic (Kipchak) Speakers~5M ScriptCyrillic / Latin (in use abroad) CountriesRussia (Tatarstan, Bashkortostan), diaspora Official inRepublic of Tatarstan Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3tat

Tatar (Татар теле / Tatar tele) is the largest Turkic language of Russia (after Russian's national dominance), with ~5M speakers across the Republic of Tatarstan (capital Kazan), Bashkortostan, and Russian-Tatar diaspora communities (Crimea, Lithuania, Finland, Turkey, China). Co-official with Russian in the Republic of Tatarstan (1992 constitution). Kipchak-Bulgar Turkic with 9 vowels in a front/back-rounded harmony system, and unique phonemes (rounded front /ɵ/, back /ɤ/) that drove a 1990s Tatarstan push for Latin orthography (defeated by 2002 federal law mandating Cyrillic for state languages of Russia). Cyrillic-based orthography since 1939 (with Yañalif Latin 1928-39 and earlier İske imlâ Arabic-derived). Volga literary tradition since the 13th-c. Qol Ghali poem Qissai Yusuf, with the Tatar Renaissance (Cədid movement) of the late 19th-early 20th c.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Tatar

Water

су

su

Fire

ут

ut

Sun

кояш

qojaʃ

Moon

ай

aj

Star

йолдыз

jolˈdɤz

Night

төн

tøn

Rain

яңгыр

jɑŋɡɯr

Snow

кар

qɑr

Wind

җил

dʒil

Earth

туфрак

tufraq

Stone

таш

taʃ

Mountain

тау

tɑw

Sea

диңгез

diŋˈɡez

Mother

әни

æni

Father

әти

æti

Daughter

кыз

qɯz

I

мин

min

You

син

sin

We

без

bez

Name

исем

iˈsem

Person

кеше

keˈʃe

Head

баш

baʃ

Eye

күз

kyz

Ear

колак

qolɑq

Nose

борын

borɤn

Mouth

авыз

ɑˈwɯz

Tooth

теш

teʃ

Tongue

тел

tel

Hand

кул

quɫ

Foot

аяк

ajak

Heart

йөрәк

jøræk

Bone

сөяк

søjæk

Blood

кан

qan

Poop

тизәк

tiˈzæk

Love

сөю

søjy

Tree

агач

aɣatʃ

Dog

эт

et

Cat

песи

pesi

Fish

балык

bɑˈlɯq

Bird

кош

qoʃ

Butterfly

күбәләк

kybæˈlæk

Egg

күкәй

kykæj

Bear

аю

aju

Horse

ат

ɑt

House

өй

øj

Milk

сөт

søt

Honey

бал

bal

Salt

тоз

toz

Wine

шәраб

ʃærab

Rice

дөге

døˈɡe

Chocolate

шоколад

ʃokoˈlad

Iron

тимер

timer

Wheel

тәгәрмәч

tæɡærmætɕ

Silk

ефәк

jeˈfæk

Book

китап

kiˈtap

Eat

ашау

aʃaw

Drink

эчү

etɕy

Sleep

йоклау

jɤqˈɫaw

One

бер

ber

Two

ике

iˈke

Three

өч

øtʃ

Four

дүрт

dyrt

Five

биш

biʃ

Hundred

йөз

jøz

Hello

исәнмесез

isænmesez

Thank you

рәхмәт

ræχmæt

Good

яхшы

jaχʃɯ

New

яңа

jɑŋɑ

Red

кызыл

qɯˈzɯl

White

ак

ɑq

Black

кара

qɑˈrɑ

Green

яшел

jɑˈʃel

Blue

күк

kyk

Cuckoo

кәккүк

kækˈkyk

Computer

компьютер

kɐmˈpjuter

Sushi

суши

suˈʃi

Tea

чәй

tʃæj

Coffee

кофе

ˈkofe

Sugar

шикәр

ʃiˈkær

Orange

әфлисун

æfliˈsun

Ninety-nine

туксан тугыз

tuksan tuˈɣɯz

Dopamine

дофамин

dofaˈmin

Sources

Words compared

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

Meaning TatarBashkirKyrgyzKumykCrimean TatarUyghurNogai
Water су /su/ һыу /hɯw/ суу /suː/ сув /suw/ suv /suv/ سۇ /su/ сув /suw/
Fire ут /ut/ ут /ut/ от /ot/ от /ot/ ateş /ateʃ/ ئوت /ot/ от /ot/
Sun кояш /qojaʃ/ ҡояш /qojaʃ/ күн /kyn/ гюн /ɡyn/ küneş /kyneʃ/ قۇياش /qujɑʃ/ куьн /kyn/
Moon ай /aj/ ай /aj/ ай /ɑj/ ай /aj/ ay /aj/ ئاي /ɑj/ ай /aj/
Star йолдыз /jolˈdɤz/ йондоҙ /jʊnˈdʊð/ жылдыз /dʒɯɫˈdɯz/ юлдуз /julduz/ yıldız /jɯɫˈdɯz/ يۇلتۇز /julˈtuz/ юлдыз /juldɯz/
Night төн /tøn/ төн /tøn/ түн /tyn/ гече /ɡetʃe/ gece /ɡedʒe/ كېچە /ketʃɛ/ кеше /keʃe/
Rain яңгыр /jɑŋɡɯr/ ямғыр /jɑmʁər/ жамгыр /dʒɑmɡɯr/ янгур /jaŋˈur/ yağmur /jaːmur/ يامغۇر /jɑmˈʁur/ ямгыр /jamˈɡɯr/
Snow кар /qɑr/ ҡар /qɑr/ кар /qɑr/ къар /qar/ qar /qɑr/ قار /qɑr/ кар /qar/
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