Karachay-Balkar language
Encyclopedia
The Karachay-Balkar language (Къарачай-Малкъар тил, Qaraçay-Malqar til) is a Turkic language spoken by the Karachays
and Balkars
. It is divided into two dialects: Karachay-Baksan-Chegem which pronounces two phoneme
s as /tʃ/ and /dʒ/, and Balkar, which pronounces the corresponding phonemes as /ts/ and /z/.
Karachay-Balkar Latin alphabet based on the turkish
(non official):
Karachays
The Karachays are Turkic speaking people of the North Caucasus, mostly situated in the Russian Karachay-Cherkess Republic.-History:The Karachays are a Turkic speaking people descending from the Kipchaks and probably the Cumans, with some admixture of the medieval Alans and native Caucasians; their...
and Balkars
Balkars
The Balkars are a Turkic people of the Caucasus region, one of the titular populations of Kabardino-Balkaria. They are possibly Bulgars or are descended from them...
. It is divided into two dialects: Karachay-Baksan-Chegem which pronounces two phoneme
Phoneme
In a language or dialect, a phoneme is the smallest segmental unit of sound employed to form meaningful contrasts between utterances....
s as /tʃ/ and /dʒ/, and Balkar, which pronounces the corresponding phonemes as /ts/ and /z/.
Alphabet
Modern Karachay-Balkar Cyrillic alphabet:| А а | Б б | В в | Г г | Гъ гъ | Д д | Дж дж | Е е |
| Ё ё | Ж ж | З з | И и | Й й | К к | Къ къ | Л л |
| М м | Н н | Нг нг | О о | П п | Р р | С с | Т т |
| У у | Ў ў | Ф ф | Х х | Ц ц | Ч ч | Ш ш | Щ щ |
| ъ | Ы ы | ь | Э э | Ю ю | Я я |
Karachay-Balkar Latin alphabet based on the turkish
Turkish alphabet
The Turkish alphabet is a Latin alphabet used for writing the Turkish language, consisting of 29 letters, seven of which have been modified from their Latin originals for the phonetic requirements of the language. This alphabet represents modern Turkish pronunciation with a high degree of accuracy...
(non official):
| A a | B b | C c | Ç ç | D d | E e | F f | G g |
| Ğ ğ | H h | I ı | İ i | J j | K k | L l | M m |
| N n | Ñ ñ | O o | Ö ö | P p | Q q | R r | S s |
| Ş ş | T t | U u | Ü ü | V v | W w | Y y | Z z |
Examples
| English | Karachay-Balkar (Cyrillic) | Karachay-Balkar (Latin) |
|---|---|---|
| Hello! | Кюнюгюз ашхы болсун! | Künügüz aşhı bolsun! |
| How are you? | Къалайса? | Qalaysa? |
| What is your name? | Сени атынг къалайды? | Seni atıñ qalaydı? |
| How old are you? | Сеннге ненча джыл болгъанды? | Senñe nença cıl bolğandı? |
| Sorry! | Кечериксиз! | Keçeriksiz! |
Numbers (Karachay-Balkar)
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| ноль (nol) | бир (bir) | эки (eki) | юч (üç) | тёрт (tört) | беш (beş) | алты (altı) | джети (ceti) | сегиз (segiz) | тогъуз (toğuz) | он (on) |