Turkic language
Chelkan (also Chalkan , Chalqandu ) is a Turkic language spoken in the Altai Republic in Russia .
The Chelkans
The Chelkans are sometimes called "Lebeds" (Russian : Лебедины , Lebediny ), of the name of the river which runs through the Altai Republic, or Qu'Kiji. In the 2002 Russian census , their population rose to 855 people.
Internal classification
Chelkan is classified in the Siberian Turkic languages . It is considered to be a dialect of Northern Altai . Chelkan, aside from knowing Chelkan, can also understand Tubalar and Kumandin .
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Orthography
In 2008, an alphabet was created for the Chelkan language.
А а
Б б
В в
Г г
Ӷ ӷ
Д д
Ј ј
Е е
Ё ё
Ж ж
З з
И и
Й й
К к
Л л
М м
Н н
Ң ң
О о
Ӧ ӧ
П п
Р р
С с
Т т
У у
Ӱ ӱ
Ф ф
Х х
Ц ц
Ч ч
Ш ш
Щ щ
Ъ ъ
Ы ы
Ь ь
Э э
Ю ю
Я я
In 2017-18, the alphabet was modified with the addition of the letter Њ њ .
А а
Б б
В в
Г г
Ғ ғ
Д д
Ј ј
Е е
Ё ё
Ж ж
З з
И и
Й й
К к
Қ қ
Л л
М м
Н н
Ҥ ҥ
Њ њ
О о
Ӧ ӧ
П п
Р р
С с
Т т
У у
Ӱ ӱ
Ф ф
Х х
Ц ц
Ч ч
Ш ш
Щ щ
Ъ ъ
Ы ы
Ь ь
Э э
Ю ю
Я я
Notes and references
Sources
(ru) Баскаков, Н.A., Диалект чернёвых татар (туба-кижи) , Северные диалекты алтаиского (ойротского) языка, 2 volumes, Moscou, Nauka, 1965–1966.
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