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Siberian Tatar language (себертатар теле, көнбатыш себер татарлары теле)) is a
Turkic language The Turkic languages are a language family of over 35 documented languages, spoken by the Turkic peoples of Eurasia from Eastern Europe and Southern Europe to Central Asia, East Asia, North Asia (Siberia), and Western Asia. The Turkic languag ...
spoken in
Western Siberia Western Siberia or West Siberia (russian: Западная Сибирь, Zapadnaya Sibir'; kk, Батыс Сібір) is a part of the larger region of Siberia that is mostly located in the Russian Federation. It lies between the Ural region an ...
region of
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, primarily in the oblasts of
Tyumen Tyumen ( ; rus, Тюмень, p=tʲʉˈmʲenʲ, a=Ru-Tyumen.ogg) is the administrative center and largest city of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is situated just east of the Ural Mountains, along the Tura River. Fueled by the Russian oil and gas indu ...
,
Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...
,
Omsk Omsk (; rus, Омск, p=omsk) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia, and has a population of over 1.1 million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk ...
but also in
Tomsk Tomsk ( rus, Томск, p=tomsk, sty, Түң-тора) is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, located on the Tom River. Population: Founded in 1604, Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. The city is a not ...
and Kemerovo.


Dialects

Siberian Tatar consists of three dialects: Tobol-Irtysh, Baraba and Tom. According to D. G. Tumasheva, the Baraba dialect is grammatically closest to the southern dialect of Altai, Kyrgyz and has significant grammatical similarities with Chulym,
Khakas The Khakas (also spelled Khakass; Khakas: , ''khakas'', , ''tadar'', , ''khakastar'', , ''tadarlar'') are a Turkic indigenous people of Siberia, who live in the republic of Khakassia, Russia. They speak the Khakas language. The Khakhassian ...
, Shor, and Tuvan. The Tomsk dialect is, in her opinion, even closer to Altai and similar languages. The Tevriz sub-dialect of the Tobol-Irtysh dialect shares significant elements with the
Siberian Turkic languages The Siberian Turkic or Northeastern Common Turkic languages, are a sub-branch of the Turkic language family. The following table is based upon the classification scheme presented by Lars Johanson (1998). Classification Alexander Vovin (2017) n ...
, namely with Altai, Khakas and Shor. Although
Gabdulkhay Akhatov Gabdulkhay Khuramovich Akhatov (Russian: Габдулха́й Хура́мович Аха́тов; Volga Tatar: Габделхәй Хурам улы Əхәтов; September 8, 1927 – November 25, 1986) was a Soviet Tatar Linguist, Turkologist a ...
was a Volga Tatar, he immersed into studying of the phonetic peculiarities of Siberian Tatar language of the indigenous population of Siberia, the Siberian Tatars. In his work "The Dialect of the West Siberian Tatars" (1963) Akhatov wrote about Tobol-Irtysh Siberian Tatars, a western group of Siberian Tatars, who are indigenous to the
Omsk Omsk (; rus, Омск, p=omsk) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia, and has a population of over 1.1 million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk ...
and
Tyumen Tyumen ( ; rus, Тюмень, p=tʲʉˈmʲenʲ, a=Ru-Tyumen.ogg) is the administrative center and largest city of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is situated just east of the Ural Mountains, along the Tura River. Fueled by the Russian oil and gas indu ...
Oblasts. In his work "Dialect of the West Siberian Tatars" (1963)
Gabdulkhay Akhatov Gabdulkhay Khuramovich Akhatov (Russian: Габдулха́й Хура́мович Аха́тов; Volga Tatar: Габделхәй Хурам улы Əхәтов; September 8, 1927 – November 25, 1986) was a Soviet Tatar Linguist, Turkologist a ...
wrote about a territorial resettlement of the Tobol-Irtysh Tatars
Tyumen Tyumen ( ; rus, Тюмень, p=tʲʉˈmʲenʲ, a=Ru-Tyumen.ogg) is the administrative center and largest city of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is situated just east of the Ural Mountains, along the Tura River. Fueled by the Russian oil and gas indu ...
and
Omsk Omsk (; rus, Омск, p=omsk) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia, and has a population of over 1.1 million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk ...
areas. Subjecting a comprehensive integrated analysis of the phonetic system, the lexical composition and grammatical structure, the scientist concluded that the language of the Siberian Tatars is a separate language, it is divided into three dialects and it is one of the most ancient Turkic languages.
Gabdulkhay Akhatov Gabdulkhay Khuramovich Akhatov (Russian: Габдулха́й Хура́мович Аха́тов; Volga Tatar: Габделхәй Хурам улы Əхәтов; September 8, 1927 – November 25, 1986) was a Soviet Tatar Linguist, Turkologist a ...
. The Dialect of the West Siberian Tatars. Ufa, 1963, 195 p.
Professor G. Akhatov named Siberian Tatar dialects of Tyumen and Omsk Oblasts dialects of the West Siberian Tatars, while dialects of Baraba and Tom Tatars he named dialects of the East Siberian Tatars. Some works further differentiate sub-dialects of three aforementioned dialects, breaking them down as follows: * Tobol-Irtysh dialect ** Tyumen sub-dialect (
Tyumensky District Tyumensky District (russian: Тюме́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Tyumen Oblast, Russia.Law #53 Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Tyumensky Municipal ...
,
Yalutorovsky District Yalutorovsky District (russian: Ялу́торовский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Tyumen Oblast, Russia.Law #53 Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Yalutorovsk ...
, and
Nizhnetavdinsky District Nizhnetavdinsky District (russian: Нижнетавди́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Tyumen Oblast, Russia.Law #53 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Nizhnetavdinsky Muni ...
of Tyumen Oblast) ** Tobol sub-dialect (
Tobolsky District Tobolsky District (russian: Тобо́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Tyumen Oblast, Russia.Law #53 Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Tobolsky Municipal ...
,
Vagaysky District Vagaysky District (russian: Вага́йский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Tyumen Oblast, Russia.Law #53 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Vagaysky Municipal District.Law #263 It i ...
, Yarkovsky District of Tyumen Oblast) *** Western Tobol variety (Vagaysky District) ** Zabolotny sub-dialect (Tobolsky District and Nizhnetavdinsky District of Tyumen Oblast) ** Tevriz sub-dialect (
Tevrizsky District Tevrizsky District (russian: Теври́зский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #467-OZ and municipalLaw #548-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the di ...
,
Ust-Ishimsky District Ust-Ishimsky District (russian: Усть-Иши́мский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #467-OZ and municipalLaw #548-OZ district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Omsk Oblast, thirty-two in Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is loca ...
, Znamensky District of Omsk Oblast, plus some settlements in Tyumen Oblast's Vagaysky District) ** Tara sub-dialect (
Tarsky District Tarsky District (russian: Та́рский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #467-OZ and municipalLaw #548-OZ district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Omsk Oblast, thirty-two in Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeas ...
,
Bolsherechensky District Bolsherechensky District (russian: Большере́ченский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #467-OZ and municipalLaw #548-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. T ...
, Kolosovsky District of Omsk Oblast) * Baraba dialect * Tom dialect ** Eushtino-Chatsk (
Tomsky District Tomsky District (russian: То́мский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #271-OZ and municipalLaw #241-OZ district (raion), one of the sixteen in Tomsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district ...
, Tomsk Oblast) ** Orsk ( Kolyvansky District, Novosibirsk Oblast) ** Kalmak (
Yurginsky District, Kemerovo Oblast Yurginsky District (russian: Юрги́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the nineteen in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.Law #215-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Yurginsky Municipal District.Law #1 ...
) Some sources consider Kalmak to be a separate variety, or even a dialect of the Teleut language, as it differs greatly from other Siberian Tatar varieties.


Alphabet

Currently, there is no regulatory document that would legislate the writing of the Siberian Tatar language. This circumstance prevents an unambiguous interpretation of the existence of the Siberian Tatar language as the generally accepted literary language of the Tatars of Western Siberia in Russia, so in this situation we can only talk about a particularly isolated, independent West Siberian dialect of the
Tatar language Tatar ( or ) is a Turkic languages, Turkic language spoken by Volga Tatars, Tatars mainly located in modern Tatarstan (European Russia), as well as Siberia. It should not be confused with Crimean Tatar language, Crimean Tatar or Siberian Tat ...
with signs of an independent language.


Phonology


Vowels


Consonants

/ŋ/ can be an allophone of /ɴ/.


References


Bibliography

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