Mishar Tatar or Western Tatar (Мишәр, ''Mişär / Mişər'', Мишәр Татар, ''Mişär / Mişər Tatar'', көнбатыш татар, ''könbatış tatar'') is a dialect of Tatar spoken by Mishar Tatars, mainly in

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. Some linguists ( Radlov, Samoylovich) think that Mishar belongs to the Kipchak-Cuman group of languages rather than to the Kipchak-Bulgar group. Especially the regional dialect of Sergachsky district (Nizhny Novgorod) is said to be faithfully close to the ancient Kipchak language. Increased contacts with Kazan Tatars have lessened these differences. Mishar is the dialect spoken by the Tatar minority of Finland. The origins of the Tatar community living in Finland rest upon the merchants coming from the villages of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (then-Governorate).

Dialects

Mishar Tatar dialects (сөйләшлер) are according to Makhmutova two (Ch and Ts)Махмутова Л.Т. Опыт исследования тюркских диалектов: мишарский диалект татарского языка. - М.: Наука, 1978. or according to Gabdulkhay Akhatov three (Ch, Ts and mixed) Gabdulkhay Akhatov. Мишарский диалект татарского языка (учебное пособие для студентов высших учебных заведений). Уфа: Башк. ун-т, 1980 groups. In the Western (Mişär) dialect Ç is pronounced (southern or Lambir Mişärs) and as s(northern Mişärs or Nizhgars). C is pronounced . There are no differences between v and w, q and k, g and ğ in the Mişär dialect. The Cyrillic alphabet doesn't have special letters for q, ğ and w, so Mişär speakers have no difficulty reading Tatar written in Cyrillic. Classification of Mishar Tatar dialects: * Ch-dialects or Southern Mishar: пытчак, ''pıtçak'' < Kazan пычак, ''pıçak'' (knife) ** Temnikovsky dialect — western rayons (esp. Temnikovsky) of Mordovia, south-eastern part of

oblast. ** Lyambirsky dialect — eastern part (esp. Lyambirsky) of Mordovia. ** Bashkortostan dialect — Birsk, Karaidelsky, Mishkinsky rayons of

. ** Sharlyk dialect — Sharlyk of Orenburg oblast. ** Orenburg dialect — Orenburg oblast. ** Dialects of

and

oblasts. ** Kuznetsk dialect — Kuznetsk of

oblast. A mixed dialect by Akhatov. ** Khvalynsk dialect — south

oblast ( Khvalynsk). A mixed dialect by Akhatov. * Ts-dialects or Northern Mishar: пыцак, ''pıtsak'' < Kazan пычак, ''pıçak'' (knife) ** Sergachsky dialect — Sergachsky of

oblast. ** Drozhzhanovsky dialect — Drozhzhanovsky rayon of

and Chuvashia ** Chistopolsky dialect (mixed) — Chistopolsky of Tatarstan and

oblast. ** Melekessky dialect (contingently) — northern rayons (esp. Melekessky) of

oblast.

References

External links

Mişər Tatar – learntatar.com
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