Kipchak

Characteristics

  • Change of Old Turkic *d to /y/, e.g. Kalmak ayaq 'foot', Kazakh quyrïq 'tail'.
  • Labialization of word- and syllable-final */G/ after low vowels, e.g. Bashkir taw 'mountain', Nogay avïz 'mouth'.
  • Loss of word-final */G/ after high vowels, e.g. Kumyk ayuv 'bear', Karachay-Balkar ullu 'big'.
  • Use of forms for '2' beginning with /e/, rather than /i/, e.g. Yurt Tatar eki. This feature is shared with the Kyrgyz-Altay and Bolgar families.

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Kipchak
  • References

    Schönig, Claus. 2007. “Some notes on Modern Kipchak Turkic (Part 1).” Ural-Altaische Jahrbücher n.s. 21: 170-202.

    Schönig, Claus. 2008. “Some notes on Modern Kipchak Turkic (Part 2).” Ural-Altaische Jahrbücher n.s. 22: 109-138.

    Kipchak
    Alternate names:Western Turkic, Northwestern Turkic
    Spoken in:Across Eurasia, from Eastern Europe through China
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