Kumyk
Къумукъ
Kumyk is a Turkic language spoken in Russia and Kazakhstan, by about 426.2 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kumyk (къумукъ тил, qumuq til, قوموق تیل) is a Turkic language spoken by about 520,000 people, mainly by the Kumyks, in the Dagestan, North Ossetia and Chechen republics of the Russian Federation. Until the 20th century Kumyk was the lingua franca of the Northern Caucasus.
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Words in Kumyk
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | ана | ana |
| father | ата | ata |
| child | яш | yaş |
| man | эркек | erkek |
| friend | дост | dost |
| eye | гёз | göz |
| ear | къулакъ | qulaq |
| nose | бурун | burun |
| tooth | тиш | tiş |
| tongue | тил | til |
| hand | къол | qol |
| heart | юрек | yurek |
| head | баш | baş |
| blood | къан | qan |
| bone | сюек | süyek |
| skin | тери | teri |
| liver | бавур | bawur |
| water | сув | suw |
| fire | от | ot |
| sun | гюнеш | güneş |
| star | юлдуз | yulduz |
| rain | янгур | yañur |
| wind | ел | yel |
| mountain | тав | taw |
| river | оьзен | özen |
| sea | денгиз | deñiz |
| tree | терек | terek |
| leaf | япыракъ | yapıraq |
| night | гече | geçe |
| dog | ит | it |
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Vocabulary
- NogaiTurkic74% alike
- Southern UzbekTurkic68% alike
- Karachay-BalkarTurkic67% alike
- KazakhTurkic67% alike
- ChagataiTurkic66% alike
- Northern AltaiTurkic64% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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