Also known as Crimean Tatar language, Crimean Turkish, Crimean
Turkic language spoken in Crimea
Crimean Tatar is a Turkic language traditionally spoken by the Crimean Tatar people in the Crimea region. It matters as an important part of the cultural and historical identity of the Crimean Tatar community, though its use has faced challenges due to historical displacement and political changes in the region.
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Text in Crimean Tatar
"Welcome to Crimea" (Qırımğa hoş keldiñiz!) written in Crimean Tatar Cyrillic, airport bus, Simferopol International Airport Crimean Tatar Latin script on a plate in Bakhchysarai in 2009, along with Ukrainian Crimean Tatar Latin script sign in Saky Raion in 2021, along with Russian and Ukrainian An example of Crimean Tatar Arabic script. The text reads in Modern Latin alphabet: "Yaşasın, Sotsialist Şuralar Cumhuriyetleri Birligindegi Qurtulış milletlerniñ hür birlikleri!" In Cyrillic: "Йашасын, Социалист Шуралар Джумхурийетлери Бирлигиндеги Къуртулыш миллетлернинъ хюр бирликлери!" Crimean Tatar musician Negeadin Abit plays the song "Ay tek şatır", recorded in Romania. Crimean Tatar (qırımtatar tili, къырымтатар тили, قریم تاتار تلی), also called Crimean (qırım tili, къырым тили, قریم تلی), is a Turkic language spoken in Crimea and the Crimean Tatar diasporas of Uzbekistan, Romania, Turkey and Bulgaria, as well as small communities in the United States and Canada. It should not be confused with Tatar, spoken in Tatarstan and adjacent regions in Russia; Crimean Tatar has been extensively influenced by nearby Oghuz languages and is mutually intelligible with them to varying degrees.
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